What would Juliet say if she could speak from the tomb? What would Romeo rue, or yearn for? The dark finality of suicide ensures that we will never know. But we can speculate.
Teens today still face the problems of jealousy, bullying, violence, and alienation from parents that the two famed, star-crossed lovers experienced. When one lonely teen feels the pain of the unwanted, suicide seems a welcome solution.
Keywords:Â bullying, teen suicide, Romeo and Juliet, alienation
Genre: Drama
Acts: 1
Run time: 60 minutes
Male roles: 3
Female roles: 5
Doubled roles: 2
Maximum number of roles: 8
Minimum number of roles: 4
Minimum number of roles: 4
Suitable for students 14+
Note:Â This play was written for the purpose of helping teens who experience bullying and have had suicidal thoughts. There are two brief examples of profane language in this play.