Why are men such fools? Just this day servingmen of the Capulets,
those mewling fool-born louts!, did start a fight with the
servingmen of mine family. Then, when I did instigate to stop the
fight Tybalt appeared and did propose that I hath started it.
Imagine! The nerve of him to say that I was in the wrong! He is a
fool to believe that. Of course, he is Tybalt, a Capulet. What
would he know of stopping a fight? His knowledge would be of
starting one.
But I digress. No sooner had Tybalt emerged than he challenged me. Of course I did accept, it would be unmanly to not. However, soon Lord Montage and his wife, as well as Capulet and his wife, joined us and the old feud showed its face. Just as they were to come to blows our gracious Prince Escalus arrived with his train. "If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." He doth say. A direct royal order to not fight. 'Tis fine with I, but I do not believe that the Capulets shall be able to stop their quarrel. They shall be the death of us all.
So you see how these men are fools. First the servingmen for starting the fight, Tybalt for accusing I, and even myself for fighting him. Then our families for continuing the fight and involving citizens and the Prince. Now, if even one argument reaches the Princes ears, we shall depart this life, either in death or exile.
But it is not only these men who are fools. Mine cousin Romeo is an even larger fool, for he is a fool in love. He loves Rosaline, yet she does not love him in return. She hath sworn that she will live in chaste, much to Romeo's dismay for he says that she is the most beautiful woman he hath ever laid eyes upon. Though I did tell him that other women are more beautiful, he was not convinced. He believes his fair Rosaline to be the only one for he.
And so, to aid my cousin Romeo, I did tell him to go to a party at the House of Capulet Rosaline doth attend. As Romeo laid eyes upon his Rosaline and saw his one love, he shall lay eyes upon other women and see another, better love. He shall fall for another and forget about Rosaline, allowing her to live her life in chaste and he to live his life with love.
Now 'tis time for the party. I must go and spread Romeo's eyes to those other than Rosaline. Soon he shall no longer be a fool in love and go back to simply the fool he was before. I only pray that he will let his eyes stray and not follow Rosaline for the entire night
But I digress. No sooner had Tybalt emerged than he challenged me. Of course I did accept, it would be unmanly to not. However, soon Lord Montage and his wife, as well as Capulet and his wife, joined us and the old feud showed its face. Just as they were to come to blows our gracious Prince Escalus arrived with his train. "If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." He doth say. A direct royal order to not fight. 'Tis fine with I, but I do not believe that the Capulets shall be able to stop their quarrel. They shall be the death of us all.
So you see how these men are fools. First the servingmen for starting the fight, Tybalt for accusing I, and even myself for fighting him. Then our families for continuing the fight and involving citizens and the Prince. Now, if even one argument reaches the Princes ears, we shall depart this life, either in death or exile.
But it is not only these men who are fools. Mine cousin Romeo is an even larger fool, for he is a fool in love. He loves Rosaline, yet she does not love him in return. She hath sworn that she will live in chaste, much to Romeo's dismay for he says that she is the most beautiful woman he hath ever laid eyes upon. Though I did tell him that other women are more beautiful, he was not convinced. He believes his fair Rosaline to be the only one for he.
And so, to aid my cousin Romeo, I did tell him to go to a party at the House of Capulet Rosaline doth attend. As Romeo laid eyes upon his Rosaline and saw his one love, he shall lay eyes upon other women and see another, better love. He shall fall for another and forget about Rosaline, allowing her to live her life in chaste and he to live his life with love.
Now 'tis time for the party. I must go and spread Romeo's eyes to those other than Rosaline. Soon he shall no longer be a fool in love and go back to simply the fool he was before. I only pray that he will let his eyes stray and not follow Rosaline for the entire night