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Second Sunday Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Presented by Friends of the Homer Public Library, Kachemak Bay Campus, and Pier One Theatre

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Second Sunday Shakespeare is a free, monthly event open to anyone who wants to read the Bard’s works or simply listen. Call 235-1674 if you need help getting connected.

The story: An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed. A group of masked Montagues risk further conflict by gatecrashing a Capulet party. A young lovesick Romeo Montague falls instantly in love with Juliet Capulet, who is due to marry her father’s choice, the County Paris. With the help of Juliet’s nurse, the women arrange for the couple to marry the next day, but Romeo’s attempt to halt a street fight leads to the death of Juliet’s own cousin, Tybalt, for which Romeo is banished. In a desperate attempt to be reunited with Romeo, Juliet follows the Friar’s plot and fakes her own death. The message fails to reach Romeo, and believing Juliet dead, he takes his life in her tomb. Juliet wakes to find Romeo’s corpse beside her and kills herself. The grieving family agree to end their feud.

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