Baby, just say yes

"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet."

- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 2.2

Those are such lovely words from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. You’re probably wondering why I quoted lines from that play. It’s only because my friends and I are going to re-enact Romeo and Juliet for fun.

Funny thing is, all of us are males. So who would be playing Juliet, you may ask? Well, my friends… I will spare you from deep pondering. I will be playing a woman’s role – that is, Juliet’s! I know, I know. Laugh all you want. People have been snickering whenever they learn that I’m going to be Juliet, and as silly as it may sound, I really don’t mind. Not that I’m gay or anything, but I’ve always found it interesting to act out as a woman in a play. How the female mind works is still difficult to fathom for me, and I’m hoping I would be able to decipher what the females are actually thinking by playing this role.

We were rehearsing for the play earlier when all of a sudden, the costumes were brought in. I was like, oh boy, now I have to wear the girly, cleavage-showing dress and lose my dignity. Why they chose me for this role, I still do not know. It’s probably because I’m shorter than most of my friends, and females are supposed to be shorter than the males anyway. Wouldn’t it be weird if Juliet is taller than Romeo? Anyway, I didn’t know that females had to wear complicated things inside. Corsets? Man, what a pain to wear! I was having difficulty breathing because it was a bit tight. Though I have to admit, it enhanced my perfectly-shaped body…

As I write this, I’m reviewing my lines for the play while listening to this awesome song. Love Story by Taylor Swift. The song goes something like this:

Romeo, take me somewhere we could be alone
I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince, and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story, baby, just say yes

I seriously think it sets the mood for the play. Don’t you just agree? Anyway, I’m tired now. The bed has been calling me LOL.

“Good Night, Good night!
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
that I shall say good night till it be morrow.”

- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 2.2

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