The letter from friar Lawrence id delayed Romeo hears Juliet is dead Romeo gets poison a rides to Verona he reaches the tomb and sees Juliet lying there He drinks the poison and dies.
Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo dead so she stabs herself.
In Act 5 Scene 3
Paris comes to Juliet's grave to strew flowers and weep. He sends his Page a ways off, to act as a lookout. Paris promises to visit Juliet's grave every night, then the Page whistles to warn him that someone is coming. Paris sees a torch and withdraws into the darkness to see who else has come to Juliet's grave.
Romeo sends Balthasar away with a letter for Romeo's father, and then starts to open the tomb. Paris comes forward and tries to arrest Romeo. They fight, and Romeo kills Paris. As he is dying, Paris asks to be laid next to Juliet. Romeo does this, pledges his love to Juliet, takes the poison, and dies. Friar Laurence comes and finds Romeo and Paris dead. Juliet awakes and Friar Laurence tries to persuade her to come out of the grave, but being afraid of being found, he runs away. Juliet kills herself with Romeo's dagger.
Paris' brings the watchmen to the monument of the Capulets. Watchmen find Balthasar and Friar Laurence. Prince Escalus arrives, then Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Montague. Friar Laurence tells his story, which is confirmed by Balthasar, Paris' Page, and the letter from Romeo to his father. Montague promises to build a golden statue of Juliet, and Capulet promises to build one of Romeo.
Act 5 Scene 3
A churchyard in it a tomb belonging to the Capulets. Italy Verona
I have change the setting to a mortuary body still there funeral not yet taken place Italy Verona
I have changed the characters to Black Montague’s and white Capulets
Romeo is different because he comes from a middle class family and works for a living.
Juliet is different because she comes from a high class family hasn’t work all her life has a crush on Romeo and the party kicks things off.
Paris-Juliet’s hard boyfriend who wants to marry her and will do anything he can to get his way.
Friar Lawrence – A schoolteacher who knows the two can’t get married but marries them because he is a registrar.
Balthasar-A bouncer at the local nightclub who’s friends with Romeo.
Prince- as a chief constable cop.
Props suggested in the original are:
Paris, and his Page with flowers and a flame torch.
Romeo and Balthasar, with a torch, a mattock, and a crow of iron.
Romeo and Paris with swords.
Friar Laurence, with a lantern, crow, and spade.
Romeo with poison.
Juliet with dagger.
Tomb Stones.
I would change the props to
Paris Large bouquet of flowers and a torch.
Romeo and Balthasar Torch chisel or crow bar pickaxe or a large tool.
Romeo and Paris with Guns or knifes.
Romeo with poison
Juliet with gun
Tomb Stones.
Instead of Romeo and Paris fighting with swords they could fighter with knifes or guns.
Instead of using flaming torches they could use lighters or touches or there could even be lighting in the church.
Instead of Horse it would be cars etc.
I will say that Romeo takes an over dose and dies and Juliet still committing suicide slits her wrists.
Instead of using poison he could use pills to over dose himself
Instead of using a dagger she could use a gun or she could slit her wrists.
I would change the costumes to
Romeo -Jeans and a hooded jumper and trainers (TN’S)
Juliet – A denim skirt pink top and a blue with white strip hooded jacket white slip on shoes.
Conclusion
Making the Capulet’s white and Montague’s black makes their feud sound raciest. The fact that the clothes are up to date and modern makes it more attractive to the modern day audience.
The props used are 20th century things are common to the modern day audience. A mortuary is more common knower days, as we no longer have tombstones. Although I have changed the way Romeo and Juliet die I haven’t changed the storey but they still commit suicide.
