Romeo + Juliet

• Romeo and Juliet is a famous play written by William Shakespeare.
• The play is a tragic love story that takes place in the city of Verona.
• The play follows the lives of two young people, Romeo and Juliet, who come from feuding families.
• At the start of the play, Romeo is in love with a girl named Rosaline, but she does not return his feelings.
• One day, Romeo sneaks into a party hosted by Juliet's family, the Capulets, and he sees Juliet for the first time.
• They instantly fall in love with each other, not knowing about their family feud.
• Romeo and Juliet meet in secret and decide to get married the next day.
• They seek the help of Friar Laurence, who marries them hoping it will help end the family feud.
• Things get complicated when Romeo's friend, Mercutio, gets into a fight with Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and ends up being killed.
• As a result of Mercutio's death, Romeo is banished from Verona, and Juliet is forced to marry another man by her parents.
• In despair, Juliet seeks Friar Laurence's assistance once again.
• He gives her a potion that will make her appear dead and sends a letter to Romeo, explaining the plan.
• Romeo, not knowing about the potion, hears of Juliet's death and rushes back to Verona.
• He finds Juliet supposedly dead and decides to drink poison to be with her in death.
• Just as Juliet wakes up, Romeo dies, and Juliet, devastated, stabs herself with Romeo's dagger.
• The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet's love ends the long-standing feud between their families, but it comes at the cost of their own lives.
• The apothecary sells Romeo poision.
• Friar Laurence is an important character who helps Romeo and Juliet fall in love and tries to reconcile their families.
• Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel over his sister's insulting behavior towards Romeo.
• Mercutio is killed during the fight, leading to Romeo being exiled from Verona.
• Prince Escalus warns both families that if they do not end their feuding, he will banish them from Verona forever.
• Romeo kills Tybalt in a fit of rage, leading to further tension between the Capulet and Montague families.
• Juliet's father arranges for her marriage to Paris, which she initially accepts out of duty.
• The Prince declares that “all are punished”.
• The Nurse recommends that Juliet forget Romeo and regards Paris as a more desirable husband.
• Juliet drinks the potion that Friar Lawrence has given her.
• Romeo kills Paris.
• Lady Capulet informs Juliet of Paris’ marriage proposal and praises him extravagantly.
• Juliet threatens suicide if Friar Lawrence cannot save her from marrying Paris.
• Balthasar arrives in Mantua with news of Juliet’s death.
• Romeo overhears Juliet express her love for him.
• Mercutio answers Tybalt’s challenge and Mercutio is fatally wounded.
• The Nurse finds Juliet in the deathlike trance and announces Juliet’s death.
• Juliet returns from Friar Lawrence and pretends to have learned obedience.
• Friar John informs Friar Lawrence that he was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo in Mantua.
• Romeo hurries to Friar Lawrence to ask him to agree to marry the young lovers.
• Capulet welcomes the disguised Romeo and his friends to his party.
• The Prince declares that “all are punished”.
• The Nurse recommends that Juliet forget Romeo and regards Paris as a more desirable husband.
• Juliet drinks the potion that Friar Lawrence has given her.