A Futuristic Interview With Romeo of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet :: William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet

A Futuristic Interview With RomeoSCENE I circumstance On the set of Time Voyager, a in the raw television series.Characters ANN - Announcer ROMEO - RomeoANN Ladies and Gentlemen, refreshing again to this weeks edition of Time Voyager.In case this is the first judgment of conviction you save tuned in and ar unfamiliar with theconcept, let me explain it to you. y forthhful technology today allows us to go backin time, as you probably hunch forward already. We do just that - go back and huckster thosetimes and places that had so much mystery, so much darkness, and so shortknowledge. Our current model of time machine is the best that m whizzy atomic number 50 buy andhas been completely tested for safety so we will not... as they say... leavesomeone behind the times. So sit back, relax, and watch as the past becomesthe present.(Lights dim, machine hums, beam of light appears center stage. Through the beam, nation be visible, walking seemingly unaware of the new presence.)ANN Th e place is Verona, Italy, and the twelvemonth is 1523. To be precise, the thirdof May.(Romeo cautiously peers into light beam. It seems he is the only one aware ofit.)ANN (To Romeo) Do not be afraid, come forward. (Beckons with hand)ROMEO What is this?ANN Sir, I let off for this sudden interruption of your day. Perhaps youwould like me to explain?ROMEO (Steps onto stage out of light beam. Beam dies) What has happened to me?Have I died? Is this the other world? What do you want of me?ANN No, you are not dead, rather transported to another time...ROMEO You talk no sense Your head must be full of bugs and insects And, ifyou do not mind, what are those strange machines in the corner? (Points at videocamera)ANN Those are recorders - recording you as you are currently here speaking tous. They hind end put the images - moving images - so that we may view them later.Right now, they are sending the images through the air to millions of people...ROMEO What year is this? You have many stran ge devices, for example, lightsthat have no candles behind them, screens that record my movements, and allthese strange new materials, it is rather... mind-boggling... that is, if youare telling the rectitude...ANN The year is 2174. Yes, I am telling the truth. We have machines that tellif you are telling the truth now.ROMEO How do I know you are telling the truth about machines that tell if youtell the truth?