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1. If this play took place in Seaside Heights instead of Verona, there never would have been a formal ball in Act I, Scene IV. Instead, it would have been a huge beach blowout with keg stands and a DJ. And the hero, he never would have been so heartbroken over Rosaline. He would just have moved on to a new girl, even if this new girl's parents didn't like him. That's typical in Jersey anyway. Which play is this?
2. If this play had been set in Hoboken instead of ancient Rome, Chiron and Demetrius would have been baked into a nice, cheesy lasagna in the city's finest Italian restaurant. Or perhaps, they would have found themselves in the top tier of a wedding cake designed by "Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro. Which play features these unlucky characters?
3. If this play's title character was assassinated in the streets of Trenton, no one would have seen a thing. But the dictator wouldn't have been killed anyway because his wife would have demanded he listen to her premonitions. And the assassin? Jersey bros don't turn on each other so easily. Which play is this?
4. Since very few people use handkerchiefs in New Jersey, if this play were set in Wildwood, Emilia would have found a gold chain belonging to Desdemona and Iago would have used that chain to frame Cassio and Desdemona as adulterers. Which intriguingly deceptive play is this?
5. It's bad luck to say the name of the Scottish play and in Jersey saying anything at the wrong time is bad luck. If this play were set in Newark instead of Scotland, the three witches would be bitter ex-girlfriends and Banquo would haunt the title character because he reneged on a business deal. Which play I am talking about?
6. Lots of people die in this play, which would make Camden, which consistently ranks at or near the top of America's most violent cities, the perfect setting. The phrase "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" would be changed to "something is rotten in the Garden State", and would likely refer to one of the many trash dumps. "To be or not to be" would not start a beautiful soliloquy, but would be graffiti on the side of an abandoned factory. Which tragic play am I reimagining?
7. If this comedy were set in Colts Neck, a wealthy suburban community, instead of a town in England, the word "real" would definitely be in the title. Falstaff surely would have found himself wearing a pair of cement shoes after getting caught trying to court the wives of wealthy men. And Mistress Ford and Mistress Page would have played a far crueler and meaner joke on Falstaff, instead of dressing up children as fairies. What play is this?
8. Who needs Sicily when this play could easily have been set on scenic Long Beach Island? If King Leontes had any doubt he was the father of his wife Hermione's daughter, he would have gone on "Maury" before throwing his wife in prison or consulting an oracle. Which play am I speaking about?
9. The title king of this play would have been ecstatic if his play took place in Hunterdon County, a rural area. At Bosworth, he could find no horse when he needed one, but in Hunterdon there would have been plenty to choose from. Of course, shady businessmen would have bankrupted him in exchange for a three-legged, emaciated horse that can't stand up. Either way he would have met the same fate, but at least he had a chance in Jersey. Who is this unlucky, horseless king?
10. Ferdinand, King of Navarre, and his lords would never even have attempted to go three years of studying without the company of women if the play they feature in was set at Princeton, although the shenanigans and cheesy attempts to impress the Princess of France and her ladies might be typical of New Jersey men. Which play is this?
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Joepetz
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