A film version of Romeo and Juliet is going to be made for the social media generation. The actress Olivia Hussey, who starred as Juliet in the 1968 production by Franco Zeffirelli, will appear in the new film, with her daughter, India Eisley, as Juliet.
Let us hurry now hence to @Verona where @Romeo is direct-tweeting @Juliet.
Romeo: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand.
Juliet: Yeah, whatever... OMG! I let Prince Hamlet take some, like, private pictures and he’s posted them on a revenge site.
Romeo: Hamlet? I thought he was gay. What a weirdo.
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Juliet: Helloo? You, a man who once spied on me at night by climbing into my dad’s orchard, think Prince Hamlet is a weirdo.
Romeo: I wasn’t spying. That was a legitimate sat nav error. Look, about Hamlet, you won’t self-harm in Act IV, will you?
Juliet: Don’t be silly, I know how to get sweet revenge on Hamlet.
Romeo: Yes, let poison be Prince Hamlet’s fitting end.
Juliet: No, duh! I will on Facebook him unfriend.