Romeo and Juliet do not die in the tomb. Friar Lawrence wakes
them up and they live a lovely life in “Fair Verona” where they spawn a passel of
kids. The oldest one, named Rosilind or Rosie, has a love affair going with a
handsome young swain named Lysander. On Midsummer’s Eve,of course, Rosie’s affair
with Lysander is truncated by Prince Escalus, who has taken advantage of the
darkness to impersonate Lysander. Rosie must
now marry him as her virginity has been compromised. At a celebratory dinner in
the Prince’s palace, she starts hearing voices. She escapes to the top of a
tower, where she runs into, of all things, the Prince’s father’s ghost. The ghost
tells her he will get her Lysander back, but only if she can find out who murdered
him. We are now dealing with way too much Ham; let for me. The genre is dreadful corn
and it deserves to be left on the shelf while waiting for Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern to arrive.
.5 out of 5
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