Whakarāpopototanga
Ko Romeo Montague, he tama i maka ki roto i te tuanui me te weriweri i muri i tetahi aitua e rima tau ki muri. Ahakoa i mohio te ao ki a ia i a ia e tamariki ana kaore i kaha ki te neke na te nui o te mate, i noho harikoa, whai hua hoki tana noho hei kaitapa i roto i te tuanui. Ko tana whanaunga anake, ko Benvolio, me te kaitiaki whare, ko Miriama te mohio ki te pono. Ua motu râ to ’na hau i te tomoraa te taeae o Miriama, o Aberama, i roto i te fare. "Maku koe e kawe ki waho o tenei ruma i runga i ou waewae!" "Kaore koe e hiahia ki te oati penei." Ka timata a Romeo ki te whakaoti i nga raru maha o Aperama me te whakatau kotahi ki te pupuri i te rangimarie i roto i te tuanui. I tenei wa, ka puta mai he hoariri ohorere ki mua i a ia me te haurua o te ngakau.