The other morning I went in to wake me. He was on the top bunk. Something came over me. I am not sure what it was because God knows I am not fully awake until maybe 10:00 a.m. but seeing him up there on the top bunk whining for me to get him down made me think Shakespeare.
So I went with it. Not that I have ever read Romeo and Juliet. I've just seen it performed, on TV, like The Brady Bunch or Bugs Bunny. My rendition was a little lacking, but what did he know!
"Romeo! Romeo! Where for art thou Romeo?
I am down here. Wait. Tis the sun and Juliet is east, no. Tis the East and Juliet is the Sun.
Deny my father and climb up here Romeo!
Yes Juliet I will save you from your tower - throw down your hair. I will save you from the wicked Queen who hath locked you in the castle with thine ugly Ogre. We shall ride off into the sunset and sing -"
"I'm UP NO SINGING MOM!!!" whatever works.
It did start me thinking that maybe I should read Shakespeare. Or maybe Google it, at read least the speech I so badly butchered. And this got me to thinking how Shakespeare was really way ahead of his time. He was the original Reality TV. What gets better than two 15 years-olds killing themselves for love - not that I condone that behavior. If MTV did it I would be totally appalled. Unless maybe their names where Capulet and Montague.....just saying.
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