Prologue
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 4
Act 1, Scene 5
Act 2, Scene 1
Act 2, Scene 2
Act 2, Scene 3
Act 2, Scene 4
Act 2, Scene 5
Act 2, Scene 6
Act 3, Scene 1
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 3
Act 3, Scene 4
Act 3, Scene 5
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 4, Scene 2
Act 4, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 5
Act 5, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 2
Act 5, Scene 3
- The play only goes for two hours
- If you are patient and listen, they will explain what/how it all happens
Act 1, Scene 1
- Fight breaks out à the “police” stop it
- Prince – Mayor
- Their brawls/fights have disrupted the peace 3 times
- If another fight breaks out whoever is involved will be executed – killed
- Locks himself away from everyone (Romeo)
- Romeo is depressed because Rosaline won’t return his love
Act 1, Scene 2
- Paris has asked to marry Juliet
- Capulet consents to Paris’ proposal, if Paris can get Juliet to agree
- Juliet is 13 years old
- Capulet is throwing a party
- Romeo reads the invitation to Capulet’s party
- Romeo and Benvolio decide to go
- Benvolio to show Romeo that “Rosaline is a crow”
Act 1, Scene 3
- Juliet’s mum tries to convince Juliet to marry Paris
- Juliet says “no”
Act 1, Scene 4
- Masquerade Party
- Romeo is an idiot – predicts his death
Act 1, Scene 5
- Tybalt notices Romeo at the party
- Tells Capulet, Capulet says to leave it alone
- Tybalt withdraws – but revenge in the future is implied
- Romeo sees Juliet for the first time
- Romeo meets Juliet
- They realise that their families are enemies
Act 2, Scene 1
- Romeo goes back to Juliet
- Mercutio and Benvolio assumes Romeo is going back for Rosaline and leave him there
Act 2, Scene 2
- Romeo climbs to Juliet’s room
- They want to disown their name
- She mentions it is to rash, too ill advised
- Juliet proposes marriage
- They agree to sleep on it and send word to each other the next day regards to their marriage
Act 2, Scene 3
- Medicine Maker – uses plants and turn them into medicine
- Romeo tells the friar that he loves Juliet and not Rosaline – Friar says “men only love with their eyes”
- Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, he believes that their marriage will bury the parents feud
Act 2, Scene 4
- Mercutio and Benvolio forgive Romeo for leaving them at the party
- Romeo tells the nurse that he will marry Juliet
- The nurse threatens Romeo in regards to hurting Juliet
Act 2, Scene 5
- Nurse tells Juliet; Romeo will marry her
- She has leave to go to shrift (confession)
Act 2, Scene 6
- Romeo and Juliet are married
Act 3, Scene 1
- Mercutio baits Tybalt
- Tybalt is looking for Romeo
- Tybalt kills Mercutio
- Romeo kills Tybalt
- Prince banishes Romeo
Act 3, Scene 2
- Juliet finds out about Romeo’s banishment
- Juliet is not upset that Tybalt is dead
Act 3, Scene 3
- Romeo is upset about the banishment
- Romeo is going to move to Mantua
- A trusted man will relay messages to Romeo on behalf of the Friar
Act 3, Scene 4
- Juliet is getting married to Paris on Thursday (it is currently Monday)
Act 3, Scene 5
- Juliet refuses to marry Paris
- Lord Capulet will disown her if she doesn’t marry Paris
- Mother refuses to help Juliet
- Nurse tells her to marry Paris
- She goes to the Friar for help
- Juliet threatens to kill herself
Act 4, Scene 1
- Friar will make a liquid – it will put her sleep – imitates death
- Friar will send word to Romeo, via a letter, about their plan
Act 4, Scene 2
- Juliet tells her father she’ll marry Paris
Act 4, Scene 3
- Juliet worries about the potion won’t work – kill her – will wake her early
Act 4, Scene 4
- They are getting ready for the wedding – they send the Nurse to wake Juliet
Act 4, Scene 5
- The discover Juliet is dead
- Friar declares that she is dead
- Funeral process beings
Act 5, Scene 1
- Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead – Balthasar is not the Friar’s confident
- Romeo sees the Apothecary – gives him a poison (it will kill him)
Act 5, Scene 2
- Friar John goes to Mantua to give Romeo the letter
- Friar Lawrence writes and sends another letter
Act 5, Scene 3
- Romeo goes to the tomb
- Paris goes to the tomb
- Romeo and Paris fight – Paris is killed
- Romero sees Juliet and takes the potion – Romeo dies
- Juliet wakes up, Romeo is dead – Friar leaves her alone – Juliet kills herself with dagger
- Lady Montague kills herself after hearing about Romeo’s death
- The Friar explains the events to the Prince
- The parents bury the feud “all are punished”
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