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Ron's eyes were lighting up like embers as he watched the film. Kim's eyes were wide too, although she already knew the show. It still sent shivers and surprises through her every time. And each time, she learned something new. Ron was new to the whole thing. 'I hope he understands this.' Kim thought as she watched Juliet fall into the curtained bed. She had just drunken the humor-death potion.
'I don't understand any of this.' Ron thought as he heard the Nurse pierce his hears with her screams. 'What is she screaming about? Juliet isn't supposed to be dead yet. Romeo is supposed to die first. I thought that was how the story went.' He wasn't so dumb that he didn't know the very basics of the plot, Ron realized he must have been wrong. This story made no sense to him. It was like Japanese. He couldn't believe there was a time when people used the word 'thou'. The young blonde scratched his head, the words were drifting past him like air, and they held no meaning to him.
"Oh god." Kim grabbed a tissue box and wiped her eyes as she watched Romeo's arms take their last embrace. Why did this scene make her cry so much? Kim cuddled herself. 'It's okay, its just a movie. Just a movie.' She comforted her troubled mind. These words, they meant so much to her.
"O happy dagger! This is thy sheath! There rust – and let me die!"
'Here it comes – again.' Kim thought as she watched the blade pierce Juliet's being. 'If only I could bring that kind of emotion to the stage. I wish I was such a stunning actress.' Kim felt her eyes beginning to twinkle with tears again. She reached for the tissue box, and the remote.
Kim and Ron glanced at each other. Two different faces. Kim's dirty from tears of infinite passion. Ron's face was the same as when the movie started. Kim seemed to know what was wrong before he had even mentioned it. "A-are you c-confused?" Kim tried to over come her tears. Ron nodded. He had really tried to understand the movie. He had tried to put reason behind every word. But there was none. It was just a random arrangement of pretty sounds and words. "Hand me a script." Kim said. Ron obeyed. "Now, where are you confused?" Ron just shrugged. He was confused everywhere. He was hopeless. Kim just nodded her head and smiled. She read the very first line,
"Two households both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge; break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."
Ron sighed, he still didn't understand. But to his surprised, Kim was giggling. "It's cool Ron. Everyone has trouble with Shakespeare the first time. I'll explain it better." Kim assured him. She pointed to the line. "Look, this is a sonnet." "A son-what?" "A sonnet, Ron. It's a form of poetry. Every sonnet is written with three quatrains. Fourteen lines together. Every other line rhymes."
"Dignity . . . Mutiny." It made sense.
"Exactly!" Kim hugged him. He could do this!
"Every line of a sonnet has a limit of syllables. This one has ten on each line. Try counting out the beats." Ron nodded and clapped out the first ten syllables. The words still made no intellect. "I get the sonnet part." Ron said grinning at her. Kim returned the smile and then began to map out the words to him.
"Two households both alike in dignity. This means, two families, both equal. In fair Verona where we lay our scene. This story is set in a city called Verona. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny. This means, the families have been fighting for a long time and things are getting worse. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. This means, the blood of this fighting is harming the innocent citizens of Verona. Understand that line now?" Kim asked breathlessly.
To her bewilderment and delight, Ron nodded his head. "I understand KP. Thanks." Kim winked, "We still have a whole play to explain to you. Let's get started. I'll have you a pro by morning." Ron touched her hand for a brief moment, then drew it back. "Kim, you're a good friend."
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(Notes: I'm really sorry! Was that chapter too boring? I tried to make it as exciting as possible. Leave a review!)
Ron's eyes were lighting up like embers as he watched the film. Kim's eyes were wide too, although she already knew the show. It still sent shivers and surprises through her every time. And each time, she learned something new. Ron was new to the whole thing. 'I hope he understands this.' Kim thought as she watched Juliet fall into the curtained bed. She had just drunken the humor-death potion.
'I don't understand any of this.' Ron thought as he heard the Nurse pierce his hears with her screams. 'What is she screaming about? Juliet isn't supposed to be dead yet. Romeo is supposed to die first. I thought that was how the story went.' He wasn't so dumb that he didn't know the very basics of the plot, Ron realized he must have been wrong. This story made no sense to him. It was like Japanese. He couldn't believe there was a time when people used the word 'thou'. The young blonde scratched his head, the words were drifting past him like air, and they held no meaning to him.
"Oh god." Kim grabbed a tissue box and wiped her eyes as she watched Romeo's arms take their last embrace. Why did this scene make her cry so much? Kim cuddled herself. 'It's okay, its just a movie. Just a movie.' She comforted her troubled mind. These words, they meant so much to her.
"O happy dagger! This is thy sheath! There rust – and let me die!"
'Here it comes – again.' Kim thought as she watched the blade pierce Juliet's being. 'If only I could bring that kind of emotion to the stage. I wish I was such a stunning actress.' Kim felt her eyes beginning to twinkle with tears again. She reached for the tissue box, and the remote.
Kim and Ron glanced at each other. Two different faces. Kim's dirty from tears of infinite passion. Ron's face was the same as when the movie started. Kim seemed to know what was wrong before he had even mentioned it. "A-are you c-confused?" Kim tried to over come her tears. Ron nodded. He had really tried to understand the movie. He had tried to put reason behind every word. But there was none. It was just a random arrangement of pretty sounds and words. "Hand me a script." Kim said. Ron obeyed. "Now, where are you confused?" Ron just shrugged. He was confused everywhere. He was hopeless. Kim just nodded her head and smiled. She read the very first line,
"Two households both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge; break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."
Ron sighed, he still didn't understand. But to his surprised, Kim was giggling. "It's cool Ron. Everyone has trouble with Shakespeare the first time. I'll explain it better." Kim assured him. She pointed to the line. "Look, this is a sonnet." "A son-what?" "A sonnet, Ron. It's a form of poetry. Every sonnet is written with three quatrains. Fourteen lines together. Every other line rhymes."
"Dignity . . . Mutiny." It made sense.
"Exactly!" Kim hugged him. He could do this!
"Every line of a sonnet has a limit of syllables. This one has ten on each line. Try counting out the beats." Ron nodded and clapped out the first ten syllables. The words still made no intellect. "I get the sonnet part." Ron said grinning at her. Kim returned the smile and then began to map out the words to him.
"Two households both alike in dignity. This means, two families, both equal. In fair Verona where we lay our scene. This story is set in a city called Verona. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny. This means, the families have been fighting for a long time and things are getting worse. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. This means, the blood of this fighting is harming the innocent citizens of Verona. Understand that line now?" Kim asked breathlessly.
To her bewilderment and delight, Ron nodded his head. "I understand KP. Thanks." Kim winked, "We still have a whole play to explain to you. Let's get started. I'll have you a pro by morning." Ron touched her hand for a brief moment, then drew it back. "Kim, you're a good friend."
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(Notes: I'm really sorry! Was that chapter too boring? I tried to make it as exciting as possible. Leave a review!)