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Romeo
Dreams often make things seem better than they are, but if I believe the dreams I’ve had, I’ll be getting good news shortly. I feel lighthearted, and I’ve been in an unusually good mood all day. I dreamed that I was dead— isn’t it strange how in dreams you can think when you’re dead? I dreamed I was dead, and then Juliet found me and kissed me, bringing me back to life. I became an emperor. Love is so wonderful that even dreams of love can bring so much joy.
[Enter Romeo’s servant, Balthasar]
Friar Laurence
On Thursday, sir? That’s very very soon.
Paris
Lord Capulet, my future father-in-law, wants it to be that way, and I’m not anxious to slow him down.
Friar Laurence
You said that you don’t know what the lady thinks. This path to marriage seems unstable. I don’t like this.
