Chapter 26 — Juliet Takes a Bow

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Chapter 26 — Juliet Takes a Bow

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The laughter from the corpse‑kiss still echoes through the Globe when Blake rises, trying desperately to salvage the tragedy. Lucius lies frozen on the bier, mortified beyond words. Shakespeare prays backstage. The Queen wipes tears of laughter from her eyes. Blake reaches out to help Juliet’s “body” rise… and Lucius panics. He sits up too fast. The audience erupts again. Trying to regain dignity, Lucius remembers — vaguely — that Juliet should curtsy. But panic wins. He gathers his skirt like a duelist and delivers a full, stiff, masculine bow — knight‑to‑monarch — in Juliet’s wedding gown. The Queen howls with laughter. The audience explodes. Shakespeare ages ten years. Lucius whispers, “I panicked.” Blake whispers back, “You think?” And the most chaotic ending in theatre history barrels forward, unstoppable and adored.

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