Lady Capulet
For all its faults
Whatever cynics say
Marriage, my dear
Invigorates each day
How lucky you are
For somebody so young
Juliet
But I'm not in love
Lady Capulet
For once, hold your tongue
He's handsome and rich
He's sent from above
How stupid of Paris
To have picked you to love
Lady Capulet and Nurse
Juliet and Paris
Your names seem to go so well
Time to think of marriage
Nurse
Listen to your mother
Lady Capulet
My daughter, the bride!
Last night I just cried and cried
Juliet
Wasted tears, mother
I'm not a bride yet!
I'm thrilled he asked
But I prefer to wait
I doubt he's the type
That I'd choose for a mate
Lady Capulet
That's just where you're wrong
It's all a game of chance
The world's full of hags
Who waited for romance
Juliet
I'm not in love
I cannot be his wife
Nurse
Your daughter is spoiled
She has been all her life
A room full of toys
And still she wanted more
Lady Capulet
They're still in her room
All over the floor
Dream the same dreams
To fall head over heels
But fate makes sure that everyone
Adjusts their ideals
You'll grow to love him
As I did your father
On the day we met
He was in a state
Well, he could hardly stand up straight
He was drunk and overweight
Juliet
You're starting to sound
Like an old mother hen
Lady Capulet
You will have to learn to
Change your thinking about men
Why, even the Bible
Gets revised now and again
Romeo
I had you!
Benvolio
Yeah, right! You're far too busy dreaming.
Romeo
What's wrong with that?
Mercutio
Well, dreams aren't real. But this is! You need to watch dreams. They get into your head and rule your life. What you need is some real action. How about this? The Capulets are having a huge party!
Romeo
Oh, no...
Benvolio
I've heard he's spent a fortune
Mercutio
Hundreds of people
Benvolio
We couldn't let a party like that pass us by
Mercutio
No, we couldn't
Benvolio
So we've invited ourselves
Mercutio
And you
Romeo
That's a really bad idea, guys
Mercutio
C'mon, don't be such a wimp
Benvolio
Anyway, they won't recognize us. It's a masked ball.
Romeo
Is it?
Mercutio
Ay, it is. There'll be birds...
Benvolio
And booze
Mercutio
And birds...
Benvolio
And dancing
Romeo
I'm too out of love to dance
Mercutio
Oh, lucky, 'cause you've got two left feet
Romeo
This is crazy
Mercutio
Why shouldn't we crash it? We have as much right to have fun as those Capulets do. We'll be in and out before those dozy bastards realize they've been had!
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