Romeo and Juliet Alternate Ending

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[@sarahcb3142]

We need Nancy to break in on more classic literature characters about to make stupid decisions. Please let this be a series!

[@pjp9383]

Yes yes yes!

[@jennamills6660]

I would love to see Faust 😄

[@Olodumare]

Well, Nancy heard ya! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@daveshively6988]

Cyrano could use some of this business.

[@jonbongjovi1869]

I WANT TO SEE NOLKE start a series of fucked up POP SINGERS or BANDS that she stars in, so she can write some crazy songs in different genres!

[@StevenHe]

I bet he laid there for the ENTIRE shoot didn’t he 😂😂😂

[@ToibiDoesStuff]

WAIT A SECOND Why don't you have any replies???

[@anjnasharma8584]

@@ToibiDoesStuff i am thinking the same

[@ToibiDoesStuff]

@@anjnasharma8584 well at least he has replies now >_

[@ragilalkahfi919]

FAILURE

[@alexia1159]

what a failure

[@Shamil11]

Nancy: He's dead? Also Nancy: Anyways..

[@wa2melonjuice528]

Oh no! Anyway

[@wolfishpotato6978]

Yes very sad.. Anyway he owed me twenty bucks

[@ckmv2858]

Everyone forgets about Rosaline... he was HEAD OVER HEELS in love with her like TWELVE MINUTES BEFORE HE MET JULIET! Juliet wasn't even the first person he fell in love with THAT DAY!

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Let me guess, Rosaline was older than Juliet.

[@GregorioGrasselli1972]

Do you know why. Because R&J is not really about love but about war. R&J's love is a normal teenage one (and Rosaline is there to prove it) but it is unlucky enough to grow in a war situation.

[@MegaKhelditia]

Rosalind was the older, freer gal knowing and avoiding Romeo's shit, while Juilet is too young and sheltered and groomed to know self-defense, and thus is idealized and pursued. And not just by Romeo.

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

I thought this was Rosaline at first

[@johnmarx3919]

@@RicardoMoralesMassin it SHOULD have been!

[@airwick4u]

Im accepting this as canon now

[@RobMedellin]

2022: You playing in R&J, take 3 of the scene Director: Airwick why do you keep interrupting Juliet?! You: Call me Nancy and this is how it was

[@wildernessisland2573]

@@RobMedellin her friends call her Nance

[@birchflash]

@@wildernessisland2573 Her real friends call her 'Oh no, you poor thing'. Then Nance pulls out a bunch of Margaritas and forgets about the whole thing.

[@doublelightangel]

Yeah, who is this Shakespeare guy anyway? 😉😄

[@kylahicks7054]

You in that RaJ fandom

[@jessicawanyan9785]

Juliet: "I'm 13" Nancy: "Let's go get some margaritas" XDD

[@alexandram2486]

Those are emotional support margaritas

[@joelellis7035]

Juliet's will be virgin.

[@Ummmaryameesa]

Better than suicide tho right

[@marcocostanza]

so wrong. since they are in italy and in verona they should go and get a spirtz . we are not barbarians

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

Did they have those back then, though? Most likely plastic old wine... Did they even have bubbly?

[@m.m.barton-howe]

"I don’t wanna pull an Ophelia if you know what I mean." Excellent!

[@julienolke]

😁😁

[@iyslaalicecastelo5359]

THIS LINE WAS SO GOOD JULIE YOU GENIUS

[@discoshark7767]

I don’t get it 😭😅

[@recoveringsoul755]

@@discoshark7767 more shakespeare

[@Niendorf_an_der_Stecknitz]

@@discoshark7767 Ophelia is a character from Hamlet, who drowns herself after her lover kills her father

[@thanesgames9685]

"Not even a real priest, its his best friend charlie". You won Shakespeare today!

[@KhoPhi]

"We were in love" "Trust me honey, w'all are!' Nothing but facts!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Wow. This ending is WAY better 😂

[@jhonshephard921]

sorry to be that guy but that was the whole point of the play. It wasn't a love story it was a tragedy and the point was that these two kids were stupid.

[@Aguadiablo]

@@jhonshephard921 Well, Romeo could have been twenty-one. So maybe not kid?

[@JeanieTortoisefly]

@@jhonshephard921 Agreed, and yet, for centuries people have been missing the message and seeing them as the ultimate romantic couple. (Don't get me started on a R&J rant!)

[@ArthurET]

Hi I like ur vids

[@ThisIsTechToday]

@@ArthurET thanks!

[@Brokenrain223]

"Once a Montague, always a Montague. That's what my mutha always says. She told me. She warned me." I AM DECEASED

[@julienolke]

💀💀

[@tuseroni6085]

Wait how are you typing, you were alive the whole time!?

[@mchia9699]

So is Romeo

[@tuseroni6085]

@@mchia9699 woah spoilers!

[@mchia9699]

@@tuseroni6085 oh gosh sorry! I know it is a relatively new play but Shakespeare is kinda famous so I thought you'd finished it!

[@tegandumpleton3360]

"And he's SO clingy. Last week, he was all moppy and teary-eyed cause this one gal, Rosalind, said she'd rather become a nun than date him.

[@lifefindsaway7875]

I was hoping THIS character would be Rosalind, and she’s just say they have an on-again, off-again kind of thing

[@Cyssane]

​@@lifefindsaway7875 It's Rosaline, not Rosalind btw -- I made the same mistake when I looked it up. (Act 1 Sc 2, Benvolio's lines that end with "And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.") I was also hoping this was Rosaline, and Julie could've used almost the same speech: "I'm Rosaline, but everyone calls me Roz!" Amazing job though, and that accent was so good! * chef's kiss *

[@tegandumpleton3360]

@@Cyssane thanks completely slipped my mine

[@yabookprincess]

I love Nancy, please make this her theme to barge into stories and interrupt at most inconvenient times. I would absolutely watch a movie based on your story rather than original haha

[@NM-gv3mu]

Like Sassy Gay Friend?

[@coribug42]

@@NM-gv3mu like Cool Auntie

[@vemrith]

We need Nancy crashing Titanic now!

[@yabookprincess]

@@vemrith OH MY GOODNESS YES THAT'S GENIUS

[@cobrasys]

This. Every day, all the time, this. 1000 times this.

[@Goo_Gle.]

I realized only when she was going through her sponsors that the 2nd actress was Julie. I literally went like ‘Hey this side actress was pretty good, I wonder if she has a channel of her own’ . I’ve been watching Julie for over a year and somehow I forgot that she does most of her stuff herself. Well played, sorceress. Well played

[@julienolke]

Best compliment ever!!!

[@santiagor.z3708]

"Oh come one honey everyone and their mom was sleeping with him" 🤣🤣🤣 had me dead💀💀💀

[@jackfroste]

I like endings where everyone doesn't kill themselves. Plus, now we can a sequel!

[@angelicasmodel]

I definitely want a sequel!

[@insaincaldo]

I mean that relationship is not getting a sequel.

[@jackfroste]

@@insaincaldo Yes but the spicy Soap Opera continues!

[@wolfishpotato6978]

@@insaincaldo yes it is, how dare you belittle the beautiful friendship between juliet and Nancy, they definitely deserve a sequel. No other relationship was present

[@insaincaldo]

@@wolfishpotato6978 That relationship wasn't the one that just ended, now was it?

[@tahoforbreakfast]

I swear Nancy legit seemed like a completely different person. Mad respect to Julie's acting skills.

[@evmcelroy]

And her accents - always outstanding.

[@JEDonnert]

Same thoughts!

[@jamesedwards6985]

She'd be perfect if they ever do a reboot of the Nanny

[@tahoforbreakfast]

@@evmcelroy I even watched that bit about Canva because she was just on point about everything. I have great admiration for her work.

[@tahoforbreakfast]

@@jamesedwards6985 I couldn't stop thinking about Fran Drescher the entire skit!

[@gutspraygore]

Julie: Hi, we're here for a reservation for two. Host: Great, where is the other member? Julie: We're both here. Host: Ah... ok. Um, right this way.

[@JohnWilliams-cr2sz]

"I don't want to pull an Ophelia." Oh god, that line killed me. Amazing job!!

[@gabrielbolanos3871]

“that line killed me” I-

[@Daergarz]

"Sweetheart, it's his friend Charlie, he does this all the time." Died. Edit: Also, I really figured she'd stab him in a buttock when he woke up.

[@demllmunizllerenas1254]

Hahahaha 😂

[@FlorianFahrenberger]

I knew it! Glad the real story is finally getting told. I should've known, that Shakespeare dude was just covering for his Romeo buddy. Men.

[@julienolke]

typical

[@Szystedt]

Lmaooo, though how did you comment 18 hours ago ahah? Was it unlisted on patreon or something?

[@anxofernandez3344]

Everyone knew he was a player.

[@FlorianFahrenberger]

@@Szystedt Through the magic of paying money. ;-) Yes, Patreon supporters get early access. I don't do it for the early views though, but to support sketch comedy videos on KZbin. Very few of those left, sadly, and Julie is definitely one of the best.

[@Szystedt]

@@FlorianFahrenberger Yeah, honestly, the most positive thing about this pandemic is Julie going viral letting so many more find her hilarious and amazing content! I'm in love with her channel and witty content

[@robhall3311]

OMG...as a former Shakespearean actor and director, current Shakespeare teacher, and major fan of Ms. Nolkie, I can't believe how wonderful this is! "Once a Montague, always a Montague" - OMG! LMFAO! Just when I think that I've seen the peak of her writing and performance skills, she comes out with another one that just knocks it out of the park.... I am humbled, Ms. Nolke, and I bow to your greatness!

[@19thHour]

Nancy is giving Mirror Julie a run for her money as the funniest character on this channel!

[@pauljinadu]

I swear...

[@peterg76yt]

Wait 'til Mirror Nancy appears in the sequel.

[@benjaminlewis2910]

Don't let Mirror Julie hear you say that.

[@pauljinadu]

@@benjaminlewis2910 she's always drunk what can she possibly do ?

[@nawarb.4226]

what video is mirror julie from?

[@quickfrog57]

Julie continues to be great at acting against herself. And her makeup/costume capabilities really shone through in this one, she really looks convincingly like a dead man on that bed.

[@Tomonkey4]

Holy crap. I was impressed by the New Yorker, but I didn't even think about the body... That's some good acting/editing/makeup/prosthetics. Haha

[@nikig1605]

Ummm, that's NOT Julie on the bed. It's actually some dude playing dead; look really closely (3:16). I'm not sure that she has the budget for the amount of prosthetics that would've been needed to change the shape of her face THAT much. And the shape of the person's body and butt are not Julie. She probably just roped in a friend to be in her sketch, maybe by promising him free margaritas!🤣👍

[@quickfrog57]

@@nikig1605 (pssst, it was a joke, cause you know how Julie usually plays all of the characters in her sketches, so I was was making a joke related to that)

[@hoibsh21]

If only Shakespeare lived a little longer to see this!!

[@PeteC62]

Well, Ryan George is around to see it, same difference.

[@EterPuralis]

@Da Royal General u sure, because the whole original plot is basically "kids are rash, overdramatic, and dumb"

[@ivanvalentin7713]

Alittle?

[@censusgary]

Well, 405 years longer.

[@Tom_McMurtry]

@@EterPuralis Sounds about right. But also surprisingly smart and insightful at times, and perhaps unsurprisingly surprising. Glad that's the case as they are the future after all even with a load of growing left to do.

[@WooperSlim]

Julie's surprise at the end that Romeo was still alive was genuine. She was sure the actor was dead before they started filming.

[@williamblakehall5566]

I think we need more Nancy interrupting more classics.

[@EcceJack]

I second that!

[@blancabt]

I third that!

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

Concur. Why not do some heavier stuff, too, and maybe more arthhouse, like "an occurrence at the owl creek bridge"?

[@mjboutin7224]

I LOVED this. 👏🏽 😂 Reminds me a little of the Sassy Gay Friend skit about R &J. Shakespeare’s Juliet was so misguided, I’m here for any and all rewrites. Aaand Nancy is the 🐐. Please bring her back for more.

[@awesomeduck9994]

I like nancy. I hope we get to see her again

[@tfpp1]

I think it would be a sweet "full circle" if Nancy interrupts Ophelia, and then the sketch ends with the two of them doing something that prompts Nancy to say "But not literally, of course, I don't wanna pull a Juliet if ya know what I mean."

[@jonathanu4663]

"Typical. He owes me 20 bucks." ROFL

[@julienolke]

😝😝😝

[@ya472]

A Gem.

[@RickofEarthTV]

Seriously this was gold. I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

@@julienolke Right, Nancy forgot to ask for her 20 bucks when Romeo woke up.

[@bookraccoon]

Oh I thought she said "Tybolt owes me 20 bucks"

[@christinesizer3875]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@positivelypositive1324]

I'm from Long Island, New York, and this IS the NY Long Island Italian-American accent spot on!

[@a.kasten2586]

As a fellow (former) Long Islander, I can confirm this! I went to highschool with Nancy!

[@doodoobutter101]

YUP! Well done Julie!

[@larrypass6720]

It's pronounced "Lawn Guyland".

[@unpaidv-logger4063]

Nancy sounds like Carmela from Sopranos.

[@thelastwriter4000]

It would be hilarious if Nancy walks in on Mirror Julie and Julie talking.

[@dalen.8413]

I think she prefers “Nan”.

[@sd.2528]

And a Mirror Nancy...

[@Rafdi13]

oh yes

[@elliaforsyth5638]

Yes

[@CavegirlMelanieHobby]

Omggggg

[@neil5280]

Really wanted her to shove the dagger into Romeo at the end, and that's where we find out he was faking it. This works too. :)

[@drachenmagus1604]

I mean Romeo was in "love" with Rosaline literally seconds before seeing Juliet. He only went to the party because Rosaline was there and even claims no one could be more lovely than her... Then he sees Juliet and BAM, forgets about Rosaline, and now is in love with Juliet without even talking to her... Just saying... Juliet could have done better.

[@jamesdewane1642]

Right on all counts. So it's a cautionary tale you take your daughters to see before they get all dreamy-eyed around guys. You take notes and see it again and again till she can name all the red flags and lack of due diligence. "Secret marriage!" C'mon man!

[@jspettifer]

100%. If she had been a little older and less impressed by his overtures, I’m certain he would have moved on very quickly. I always struggled with this part of this play at school.

[@the_SolLoser]

@@jamesdewane1642 My daughters will learn to hate this xD

[@WelcomeApathy]

@@jspettifer Well, the play was meant as basically a parody of young, dumb love, and how love and hate can make people act like fools. People think it's some tragic love story, but it was written to the extremes to specifically disparage that trope.

[@Daniko2]

Well…. Juliet didn’t have many choices. It was pretty much take a chance on the smooth-talking pretty boy, find herself a virgin married to a middle-aged stranger in a couple of days, or become a nun. At least this way she got some with a person she chose first? Bet Nancy could help her make the best of the new marriage, though!

[@sebastian1236669]

I knew Romeo was too good to be true! Those Montague boys are always trouble! Everyone needs a friend like Nancy!

[@mimharries4349]

Romeo being alive the whole time has some very dark implications for how he ends his relationships...

[@ulNag]

*gasps*

[@helenl3193]

He's clearly misunderstood the term "ghosting"

[@makarabaduk1754]

Gaslighting with poison gas...

[@sarahhobbs2816]

Funny as always!! You look AMAZING black hair!!!

[@simonmandrakejones]

My friend's kid is studying Romeo and Juliet is school...He has just about made it through the Baz Luhrman movie. He is going to love this.

[@odizzido]

It's an awful story. Maybe in a time where the only other entertainment around was beating eachother in the head with sticks it was good but it's really overrated trash today.

[@Ck87JF]

What about the Dicaprio movie?

[@batsls1]

And I thought any more versions of R+J would be boring!

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

_"You were alive the WHOLE TIME?"_ Somewhere, William's laughing. 😏

[@royalfishness1]

was looking for this comment

[@GregorioGrasselli1972]

OR Luigi Da Porto is.

[@sammyvictors2603]

Channeling Fran Fine, are we? Love it

[@ensa89]

Honestly, I like this so much more than William's version. He was such a drama queen.

[@ivanvalentin7713]

To be fair to William, he never published this. I believe I read this was published after his death alongside other incomplete/unpublished works. Boy knew it was lowkey trash

[@ensa89]

@@ivanvalentin7713 That is a huge invasion of his privacy! His ghost should sue everyone involved... or at least their heirs.

[@ivanvalentin7713]

@@ensa89 Um, I also read he has no heirs. I believe his last name was lost, uh in any case regardless of individuals feelings about it respecting the privacy of dead people seems rather... Wasteful! I may believe it's hot trash but knowing he didn't publish it gives me some context into the artist. It's rather common for dead artist's unpublished work to surface, sometimes hugely in part because of their families pushing for it. I dunno, seems to me like you may be looking at this from a pretty one-sided perspective. I think it's awesome we get to see hot trash they were too embarrassed to share while they were alive, unless they explicitly ask otherwise on their will which is not unheard of

[@emilymoran9152]

Keep in mind, Shakespeare's point was that this whole situation is BAD. It's a tragedy, not a proper love story! Basically the message is "Hey parents! Stop your feuding or it might end up killing your over-dramatic idiot kids!"

[@ensa89]

​@@ivanvalentin7713 I did a tiny bit of research and saw that Romeo and Juliet was published way after Shakespeare's death, so he has no say in it anyway, legally speaking. But anyways I don't think it's awesome to share something someone might be embarrassed about.

[@mfinite689]

Some real Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny vibes here.

[@LaurenGraceHarding]

I love Nancy!!!! Props to Julie for smashing that accent too! 😆💯👏

[@julienolke]

💘💘

[@shanemorris3554]

@@julienolke i was gonna say the accent was flawless! Have you been taking scent lessons from Brian Jordan Alvarez or something? Haha

[@happydog4929]

Best YEAH!

[@peterlopinto]

You can really tell that Julie has studied accents, her characters feel real and never get stale

[@soupwizard]

Perhaps "Nancy" is Julie's real accent...

[@borgoat1220]

Accents are overrated. And when they are done by non-native speakers, they tend to be stereotypical caricatures making fun of native speakers. Good actors can make “characters feel real and never get stale” without accents.

[@billfromchamblee]

My new goal is to watch all your videos and put this comment in each of them: "It's OK to talk to yourself and it's OK to answer. Just don't interrupt." Do we have a deal? I'll make an exception. You CAN interrupt.

[@lilaf786]

women supporting women! fantastic, this is my new headcanon

[@julienolke]

hehe

[@thesleepvampire]

As a Shakespeare nerd, I thought Nancy was going to be Rosaline

[@mrrobotreads]

"Rosaline" would have made more sense, but otherwise, very solid comedy

[@mystic18]

wow. I couldn't even tell that it's you doing both characters.

[@calmyourmind5665]

I like how Juliet was offended with Romeo for faking his death when she'd just woken up from doing the same thing.

[@anaCalaudia]

she told him tho. It's not her fault he didn't get the message!

[@calmyourmind5665]

@@anaCalaudia Just goes to show the postal service hasn't improved in over 500 years.

[@indrinita]

@@calmyourmind5665 particularly in Italy, where the story takes place.

[@andrewkohler3707]

Well, to be fair, she was playing dead, but she wasn't going to let him kill himself ;-P

[@greyeyed123]

@@calmyourmind5665 The letter didn't get to Romeo in time because the messenger was quarantined... So, the more things change, the more they say the same.

[@hydroxacte]

I was lucky enough to see "&Juliet" a month before the pandemic closed London theaters. It's kinda sorta the same concept, blown up to a 2-hour musical. It's supposed to open in Toronto next year so Julie, you gotta try out for the road company!

[@togetheroneearthsparrow4645]

I was waiting for this comment 😅

[@green2red]

Finally! The real story comes out! Ahh Julie Nolke, Where would we be without you? ---Stuck in a pandemic with no one to explain, no doubt! 😉💜

[@the_SolLoser]

Are "we" though? Are "we" really stuck in a pandemic? Seriously, where I live, you'd have no idea that there was even a lockdown at some point. It's beautiful!!

[@the_SolLoser]

@@green2red If you want me to troll you, I can. If you believe someone has misunderstood you, then try explaining it instead of talking down to others. You're not helping anything with that kind of attitude. Here's an example: "Oh, whoopsie. I wasn't even REMOTELY trying to troll you. I was just reaching out, share my experience, and maybe start a dialogue - I didn't know that was out-of-bounds here. Someone should have posted the rules so that we didn't end up here. ;)"

[@lunaluna6474]

i need to see this in an actual movie lmaooo, so good

[@47buckeddy]

"He owes me 20 bucks but Oh My Gawd, Romeo?!?" Nancy, he's dead, he can't hear you complain lmao

[@the_SolLoser]

Except that he's not, so he actually can. Lmao.

[@flyerminer]

Joysay accyent on poynt.

[@mariaskabardonis8353]

Hilarious. They should show this sketch in English classes after reading Romeo anf Juliet. I would change the other girl name to Roselyn though lol

[@anhphi100]

Yes I thought the girl interrupting would be her lol

[@MegaKhelditia]

@@anhphi100 Same

[@nerowolfe736]

Rosalind, but I teach English. I'll see my way out.

[@philippegauvin-vallee9371]

What in hell is this accent?

[@muzvid]

Honestly, Julie, I can't decide which I appreciate more, your writing skills, or your knack for portraying distinctive characters! It's especially fun to watch you act opposite yourself when I can watch you inhabit 2 (or more) different roles at the same time!

[@arleygonzalez8784]

Aaaaand now I want Julie to be casted as Harley Quinn 😓

[@hiltonian_1260]

Let’s not forget that Romeo killed a member of her family in a pointless duel. Dude’s a loser. Move on. Hilarious as always.

[@CCUFilmClub]

Whoa!!!! Whoa whoa!!! Romeo did not kill Tybalt for some pointless reason. Romeo actually tried really hard to not fight Tybalt. As a matter of fact, Tybalt was instigating the fight so much that Mercutio, Hamlet's Friend, had to step in because it was embarrassing. The only reason that Romeo fights Tybalt s because Tybalt killed his best friend. It was out of vengeance and honor, not even close to a "Pointless duel". Tybalt is the bad guy in that situation, not Romeo.

[@hiltonian_1260]

@@CCUFilmClub , would thy name be…Montague? (Casually bites thumb)

[@jspettifer]

At the start of the play Romeo was obsessed with Rosaline. Sure he would have been off Juliet and onto the next chick in a couple of weeks.

[@CCUFilmClub]

@@jspettifer I think many people fail to realize that Romeo was a 19 year old kid. Both he and Juliet are naive and foolish about the concept of love. How many of us cried over the loss of our two week middle school relationship? Is he dramatic, yes, but that's kinda the point. The reason he was so heart broken about Rosaline is BECAUSE he is a spoiled rich kid who doesn't know anything about love. When he meets Juliet, he's supposed to discover "TRUE" love. To him, Juliet is the one true love he's meant to be with. This is clear in the fact that he decides to marry her. His behavior when trying to quell Tybalt from fighting is also a sign that he has matured, at least a little. In the end both he and Juliet show their immaturity. I mean no one talks about the fact that Juliet was willing to kill herself first, that's how all this got started. Romeo got banished and Juliet couldn't live without him, so she went to Friar Lawerence. The entire "I'm gonna pretend to die, but not die" plan was Friar Lawerence's idea. I just feel like Romeo gets so much hate, when he TOO is a teenager in love. Yes I know Juliet is 13 but, once again, that was VERY normal for the time period. You can't hold a fictional character in a period piece to the same standards of us today.

[@inapickle806]

@CCUFILMCLUB I agree that Romeo is supposed to also be immature and impetuous and therefore not to be fully blamed, but I think that also supports the point that his love for Juliet is likely no deeper than his love for Rosaline. They talk for about 15 minutes total before their marriage. It was not normal in 14th C Italy or in 16th C England for a 13 year old girl to marry. The average age at marriage for a 16th C Englishwoman was 25 (European Marriage Trends). Shakespeare wanted his audience (like a contemporary one) to think, "she's way too young! They're just kids!" People believe everybody got married so young because of the somewhat common arranged engagements/marriages (alliances) among royalty and the aristocracy, but this was not the norm even among the aristocracy and if either or both were really young they generally stayed with their respective parents until they were in at least their mid teens.

[@pewnit]

That's a strong accent wtf

[@RedWanheda]

I loved this take on the Romeo and Juliet thing. More realistic. Except for the 13 year old in a margarita party 😜

[@macmaresa]

Lol you‘re not German

[@eliahabib5111]

I don't think they had a drinking age limitation in Verona.

[@RedWanheda]

@@eliahabib5111 hahaha sure! But clearly they're not in Verona anymore... 🇨🇦

[@brentmartin6833]

Well She did the Deed, almost meets the Dead, and her evidently not dead "Husband" is two or more timing her.... Margaritas might be her least worst thing of the day.

[@JEDonnert]

I'm so glad you exist in this world

[@joealtmaier9271]

"Huuge thank you, to today's spwonser!" I'm cracking up.

[@brianabella115]

You know you're really beautiful when you can pull off a random black wig as a blonde. Beautiful, dahling! If only Shakespeare went with this ending. I'd actually like the story.

[@xplosiv211]

Oh honey, he's not even a real priest. That's just his friend, they do that all the time.... Also, great job on that accent Julie. Not bad for a Canadian, aye.

[@lastwhovianx1719]

Italian Julie from Brooklyn was not something I thought we deserve but was definitely needed!!

[@JocelynJBartolome]

This is HILARIOUS! my two favorite lines are "once a montegue, always a montegue" and "I don't wanna pull an Ophelia if you know what I mean". Great job Julie!

[@EternalDensity]

Was kinda expecting the dagger to end up in Romeo. 888th!

[@ShaunCheah]

Absolutely in-character for Romeo. He starts the play pining over some girl and as an audience we have expectations like "oh I thought he had to meet Juliet, didn't know they already had a thing" and then he drops the name and it isn't Juliet at all, it's Rosaline, but as soon as Juliet appears we never hear of her again. Also grateful for the inclusion of Juliet's age; a lot adaptations and retellings leave out that facet but all her decisions make so much more sense when you realize that she's basically just a child being strung along by this creepy Italian groomer.

[@iancossey105]

A bit harsh, especially considering he ends up killing himself because he thinks she's dead. Not exactly the actions of a 'player' :-)

[@recoveringsoul755]

well in those days it was common to get married around 14, and without birth control, and with women dying in childbirth, it was not uncommon for a man to have one wife after another. So the husbands were normally older than the wife

[@emilylewis5373]

@@recoveringsoul755 Ok. To be fair I used to think this. It was not common to get married at 14. However it was not unheard of for wealthy families to marry off at that age. Now, even if they did marry young it was super common for them to not consummate the marriage till they were older.

[@iancossey105]

@@recoveringsoul755 Yes, that too. Arden 3 considers Romeo as "probably a teenager like Juliet", with his age in Bandello (one of Shakespeare's sources) as "between 20 and 21", while in the sources Juliet is "16 or 18", so the age gap is relatively consistent. It's not as if he's supposed to be an experienced adult either. This is probably why he misrecognises his feelings for Rosaline as 'true love', only to be thoroughly whacked around the head by his first experience of the Real Thing when he meets Juliet. I think people just latch onto the 'Juliet is 14' thing, forget context (historical and textual) and are too quick to judge a C17th play through the filters of C21st sexual and gender politics, which is... well, let's say regrettable :-)

[@the_SolLoser]

Italian groomer xD Boy, do they need it. Lmao

[@pug_]

I wish I could like and favorite this video twice! Julie is a treasure.

[@danibob2967]

Oscar-worthy performance. Julie's acting, you guys. We need to get her a part on a feature film.

[@ayabas2520]

the characterisation 🤌🏽 Julie is a gift that always gives

[@jerseykaari]

Being from NJ, I can say this with some authority- Julie completely nailed it as a North East Coast Italian. Perfection!! 😍

[@selewachm]

Agreed! I'm from NJ too but I moved away in 75 to get away from that accent!!!

[@herrp8765]

From Philly here. She sounds like my mom!

[@eugenedegeorge5084]

I was waiting for her to say let's get some "cawfee".

[@jasonlynch282]

She made me want a cannoli.

[@mivvymakesmusic]

Aha, that's why she reminded me of Alessia Cara's character Gianna Vitale!

[@ericcartmansh]

oh my god, speechless, the facial expressions, the accent, the emotion. Masterpiece

[@ChristianNat]

how are you so good?

[@TesserId]

Staying in character for the sponsor. That is just so fun.

[@shannonallen1749]

We all need a Nancy in our lives

[@Ayeshteni]

As a big Shakespeare fan, all I can say is..., love it, when can we get more?

[@TheLegion78]

This is great!😂😂😂

[@LaughBoys]

Didn’t know Shakespeare spent time in New Jersey while writing Romeo and Juliet!

[@pHD77]

Oh, so you don't know about Shakespeare's first draft of Romeo & Nancy? 😉

[@jonascohen4568]

I love your work so damn much xx

[@BigGoronSword]

Yes. More of this please. More Alternate endings of Shakespeare plays, but they all must have Nancy!

[@kstepko]

YES PLEASE! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@christopherb501]

Even better if there's continuity between her appearances!

[@Aponoid]

Also. Bro activat 1980's mode xD

[@richardaversa7128]

Julie's acting abilities have always been impressive but this is a new level

[@concepcionortiz2898]

Julie in black hair? Wowza!

[@adamlaski9128]

Julie’s such a good actor it took me a hot second to realize Nancy wasn’t another person

[@jeffp4948]

This was good! Hahahaha

[@amicusgm]

This should be shown to every high school class as part of the "Romeo & Juliet" unit.

[@jeffreywrightphotography]

The first version I've Romeo and Juliet I enjoyed.

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

Romeo got better, did he? Apparently Juliet never watched Monty Python's Holy Grail.

[@joshuagingrich3881]

"She turned me into a newt."

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

@@joshuagingrich3881 "A newt?"

[@joshuagingrich3881]

@@syntaxusdogmata3333 *looks around* "I got better."

[@GabdeVue]

English isn't my first language - what kind of accent is nancy sporting? This was hilarious : D Thank you!

[@RS-pk4mp]

R and J: The Bronx version. I love Nan's accent! The Nanny does Shakespeare. But she is right. Once a Montague, always a Montague. Words of wisdom for today's, uh, 13 year olds (Yikes!) ....Made my Thursday, yet again Julie. Oh that this too solid flesh would resolve itself and melt into a dew . . . etc.

[@doodoobutter101]

The Nanny/Fran Drescher’s accent is more of a Queens/Jewish accent (not quite The Bronx). In this vid, Julie is doing more of an Italian New York accent (a la Mona Lisa Vito from My Cousin Vinny), which can indeed be found in the Bronx and also parts of Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and Long Island.

[@steriopticon2687]

That 'one hit wonder' Lenny did it with Manhattan a while back.

[@hoonsenior6963]

Not to be pedantic but…wrong play…that was that dithering idiot piglet’s second soliloquy. “…or that the everlasting had not fixed his canon ‘gainst self slaughter. To die, to sleep…to sleep, perchance to dream, aye there’s the rub…for in that sleep of death what dreams may come must give us pause…etc.” Basically a rehash of his first “To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler of the mind to suffer the slings and arrows etc.” I mean really…come ON Hammy…the guy killed your dad, slept with your mom AND took over the family business…off him already.

[@hoonsenior6963]

Or maybe time has blurred the memories of my Lit 12 class and I’m combining the two…it’s been over 40 years now. Still don’t like Hamlet though.

[@allanmeirelesdesouza1187]

Nancy, another epic character kkkkkk amazing

[@IronMongoose1]

Instant classic. One of my favourite Julie Nolke sketches.