Issue 33
June 2009
Chairman Janet Coatman
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Secretary Betty Mallinson
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Treasurer Catherine Willmett
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Programme Secretary Roger Wilkins
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ROMEO AND JULIET (25 years on)
“Hail there Romeo, whither goest thou?”
“Greetings my dear friend Mercutio, I am hurriedly fleeing away from Juliet”
“Dost thou not worship her any more?”
“O Mercutio, I despiseth the ground on which she walketh upon”
“I mindst how much in love you two were. Remember when you hurried forth when she cried “Romeo! Romeo! from her balcony?”
“O how I wish that I had walketh away and forgot the whole idea. I wouldst not be where I am this day”
“Tell me about it my dear friend”
“Part of the problem ist her mother, she is the battle-
“Wouldst things have been more agreeable if thou hadst been blessèd with children?”
“O Mercutio, the not so fair Juliet hast not allowed me to consummateth the union. She sayeth that she enjoys not that kind of thing, Also she always seems to have an ache of the head and that nurse is seated outside of her chamber to halt my entrance”
“Hadst thou thought about going in through the window?”
“I didst try once, she heareth my footstep on the window sill and slammeth the window shut and I sustaineth two bruisèd hands”
“Wouldst thou partake in some ale at the local Inn Romeo? I am of regular custom there and the landlord and I counsel one another. Perhaps he might be of assistance to thee”
“I know not my dear friend one of the many rules of the house ist that no person dwelling therein is allowed to partake of strong liquor”
“They havest thee all ways my dear friend. My advice to you is to come to the Inn and face the music later”
Yes Mercutio, I need to be counselled as my wits are their end, I feel like poisoning myself”
“O Yea, a session with the Inn keeper is needed for thee. He partaketh in mending marriages. He helped me when my Helena and I were not in agreement”
“Didst thou have problems dear friend?”
“O Yea. Her mother came forth to spend time with us. She cameth for one week and five weeks passèd before she departed. When her mother left, Helena became the maid that I married”
“I have the answer to my problem dear friend. If I canst not persuade her mother and the nurse to depart, perhaps I could poison them, and then Juliet may become as she was when a maid”
“Romeo my friend, it looketh to me as though hast found how to resolve the problem. Now come to the Inn with me and we will drink to that.
Jill Pullman