The following is from my screenplay, 'WeatherGirl.' It is a drama about how media twists truth, and the terrible consequences of deceit. It is based on real events, and a persistent urban legend.
Posting a screenplay excerpt is an experiment. The formatting is hindered by my inability to use the options of this site, so please bare with my mechanical limitations.
Two families formerly foes
Toss flaming hatred to a funeral pyre;
Those they hated in Verona
They now regretfully admire.
Giving ground to one another
When they formerly would giveth none;
Conceding the moon to Montague
And to Capulet the sun.
Two houses side by side
Like two weeping eyes;
Tears drowning the feud-filled flames,
Leaving ashes of shame.
Dressed as the cheek of night
In the light of day;
Mourning two star-crossed lovers
Who six feet under lay.
Two entombed hearts
Facing stars they hath crossed;
Whispering wind bids farewell
To the lives they hath lost;
Aye, the dagger 'tis stained with blood;
Mortal flesh it kills;
Though it hath preserved an eternal love
That drips from poets' quills.
Scene I
The Montague and Capulet clans are gathered at Romeo and Juliet's funeral. Like two sabers crossed, Lord Montague and Lord Capulet lock on to each other's gaze.
