Act 2, Scene 1
We skip to the mid-day the very next day.
Rose and Juliet have now gone, to dismay.
The entire town has now gone to disarray,
No, future queen, there's nobody to lead through day.
News Boy:
"Here ye, hear ye! The king has news for thee!
Ancestor of he, Juliet's been seen
Nowhere, oh Juliet has run away!
She was last seen by the Capulet moat,
And in her room Juliet had left a note;
"O' dearest father, you must understand,
I do not want to bow to either hand,
I will leave this place, become a field hand.
I have gone down the River Adige,
I hope at Merano thee shall not siege
I will make my way down to Merano,
I will find one thee blooded, Stefano.
I shall leave thee with a query;
O' dear father, is this a fear for thee?
If you find thee, please answer honestly.
Father, I will not give up without fight.
I've thought to do this for all day and night,
This is my ending, and it's in my sight,
To bow to either hand is a misdeed.
I will go with Rose, achieve what I need.
Create another child, I know that you can,
Your denial will bury you, you will see.
I have to admit; between you and me;
I've never liked men, but when I see Rose
It feels as though my spirits have arose.
Father, don't get between me and my rose."
Fellow people of Verona, what thee think?"
Male Citizen 1:
"It can't be, how could she do this to us!
We as a kingdom rely on her, to link!
Without a queen, we have nobody to think!"
Female Citizen 1:
"Our system has its kinks, don't make a fuss
She is right, why do we care so much?
She's a child; why do we care who she's touched?
Why'd we cry for this girl over every hunch?
She is 13, her choices are our future;
Why'd we dictate as if we can use her?"
Male Citizen 1:
"Shut up, you god-damned liberalist witch!
Thee shall be sent to hung, upon the king's wish!
To the gallows with you for your thoughts, damn leech!
Then do not let her out, else she will siege!"
Female Citizen 1:
"What, why must you curse me? I just state truth.
I believe in the major power of the youth."
Male Citizen 2:
"Thee ist unholy, shower thee in holy water!
Thoughts impure, send her to the holy father!"
Female Citizen 1:
"Thisn't fair, I am a working citizen,
I do my job, why am I being sent away?"
Male Citizen 1:
"Silence now! The king will see you later."
Female Citizen 1:
"Who are you to say so? Thy king isn't here!"
Male Citizen 1:
"Do not question me, you vile, dirty woman!"
And the two men take her away as all watch
All for supporting Juliet's noble cause.
