Discovering "The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet": A Whimsical Spin on a Classic
"Deny thy father! Refuse thy name! Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet... with no shame!"
Arthur gasped, inhaling the dusty smell of the Bodleian Library basement. He was lying on the floor. His laptop screen was black, emitting a thin wisp of smoke.
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He blinked. The basement was gone. The air smelled of cotton candy and old paper. He was standing on a cobblestone street, but the stones were purple. The sky was a pleasant shade of chartreuse.
Romeo drank a bottle labeled Instant Sleepy Juice . He fell to the floor with a loud THWACK .
Juliet sighed, a sound like a deflating whoopee cushion. "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Romeo? Ditch your dad! And your mom! And the rest of the show! What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet... to your nose!"