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• Romeo


  The male heir to the dynasty of house Montague, about 16 years old
• Juliet


  A female heir to the dynasty of house Capulet, turning 14 years old
• Friar Lawrence


  A philosophical friar of Verona
• The Nurse


  Juliet's nurse, has cared for Juliet since birth
• Mercutio


  Romeo's best friend and kinsman to Prince Escalus
• Capulet


  Juliet's father and the head of house Capulet
• Lady Capulet


  Juliet's mother
• Tybalt


  Capulet's nephew and Juliet's cousin
• Prince Escalus


  The prince of Verona, doesn't want fights between Capulets and Montagues
• Benvolio


  Montague's nephew and Romeo's cousin
• Paris


  A man about to marry capulets daughter
• Act 1 Scene 1

  1. Sampson and Gregory from the Capulets house are talking

  2. Abraham from the Montagues house enters

  3. Tybalt provokes a fight

  4. Benvolio tries to stop them

  5. The head Capulet and Montague enter

  6. Prince Escalus tells them to stop and warns them
• After the fight


  Montague takes about famed to Rosaline
• Act 1 Scene 2

  1. Paris asks Capulet if he can marry Juliet

  2. Capulet is bit resistant

  3. Capulet gives Peter the invitation letters

  4. Peter asks Romeo and Benvolio to read for him
• Act 1 Scene 3

  1. Juliet's mother, her and the nurse have a talk

  2. Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Paris

  3. Peter comes and tells the feast is ready
• Act 1 Scene 4

  1. Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio enter the party

  2. Even though Romeo is worried, he pushes his fears inside
• Act 1 Scene 5

  1. Capulet gives a speech to his guests

  2. Romeo falls in love with Juliet

  3. Tybalt overhears Romeo talking and finds out about his Montague identity

  4. Capulet does nothing when Tybalt tells him about Romeo being a Montague

  5. Romeo and Juliet talk and they also share a secret about their love
• Act 2 Scene 1


  1. Benvolio and Mercutio try to find Romeo

  2. Mercutio mocks Romeo about Rosaline
• Act 2 Scene 2

  1. Juliet is talking to herself about her love for Romeo

  2. Romeo is eavesdropping and replies back

  3. Juliet lets Romeo know that she will send a messenger at 9:00 am
• Act 2 Scene 3

  1. Romeo tells Friar Laurence about his love for Juliet

  2. Friar Laurence thinks that this might fix things between the families
• Act 2 Scene 4


  1. Tybalt sends a letter to the Montague house

  2. The nurse tells Romeo to meet Juliet so they can get married
• Act 2 Scene 5


  1. Juliet waits impatiently for the nurse to return

  2. The nurse instructs her to rush to Friar Laurence's chamber
• Act 2 Scene 6

  1. Romeo waits for Juliet to come

  2. When Juliet comes they exchange vows and get married
• Act 3 Scene 1

  1. Benvolio and Mercutio are walking

  2. Tybalt accuses Romeo

  3. Mercutio draws his sword and dies

  4. Romeo blames Juliet's making him weak

  5. Romeo kills Tybalt

  6. Benvolio tells Romeo to hide
• Act 3 Scene 2

  1. Juliet waits for the night so she can be with Romeo

  2. The nurse tells Juliet about Tybalt's death

  3. The nurse promises to find Romeo
• Act 3 Scene 3

  1. Romeo meets Friar Laurence

  2. Friar Laurence gives Romeo a plan
• Act 3 Scene 4

  1. Capulet and Paris are thinking about the wedding

  2. They arrange the wedding for Thursday
• Act 3 Scene 5

  1. Romeo spends the night with Juliet

  2. Juliet tells Romeo that she is marrying Paris on Thursday
• Act 4 Scene 1


  1. Friar Laurence and Paris discuss about the wedding

  2. Friar Laurence gives Juliet a plan to fake her death
• Act 4 Scene 2


  1. Juliet tells her father Capulet yes for the wedding

  2. Capulet changes the wedding day to Wednesday
• Act 4 Scene 3


  1. Juliet thinks about what will happen if the plan doesn't go as planned

  2. She drinks the potion and faints
• Act 4 Scene 4


  1. The Capulet house is getting the wedding ready

  2. Capulet sends the nurse to get Juliet
• Act 4 Scene 5


  1. The nurse tries to wake Juliet but finds her dead

  2. Capulet, Friar Laurence, Paris and the musicians enter

  3. Capulet orders to change the wedding into a funeral
• Act 5 Scene 1

  1. Romeo wakes from a dream about Juliet

  2. Balthasar tells Romeo about how Juliet is dead

  3. Romeo goes to an Apothecary to get poison
• Act 5 Scene 2


  1. Friar Laurence asks Friar John about the letter

  2. Friar Laurence makes a new plan
• Act 5 Scene 3

  1. Paris visits Juliet's grave

  2. Romeo and Balthasar arrive

  3. Romeo kills Paris

  4. Romeo kisses Juliet and drinks the poison

  5. Juliet wakes and kills herself
• Themes


  • Love and Violence
  • Fate
  • Individuals vs. Society
  • Language and Wordplay
  • Family and Duty
• Characters


  • Romeo
  • Juliet
  • Friar Laurence
  • The Nurse
  • Mercutio
  • Capulet
  • Lady Capulet
  • Tybalt
  • Prince Escalus
  • Friar John
  • The Chorus
• What warning does the Prince give to anyone who breaks the

  peace again? They were killed