Romeo and Juliet: A Tragic Tale of Love and Fate
Romeo and Juliet
A Star-crossed Romance
A Brief Introduction
Romeo and Juliet
was written by Shakespeare in
1594 or 1595.
Romeo and Juliet
was an experimental stage
piece, featuring several radical departures from
long-standing conventions.
The themes of the play include the antithesis
between love and hate, the use of a light/dark
polarity, the use of time, and the use of Fate in the
dreams, omens and forebodings that foreshadow
the play’s tragic conclusion.
The Montagues
Lord and Lady Montague
– Romeo’s
parents
Romeo Montague
Balthasar and Abram
– servants to the
Montagues
Mercutio – Friend of Romeo and relative
of the Prince
The Capulets
Lord and Lady Capulet
– Juliets
parents
Juliet Capulet
Nurse
– Juliets attendant
Tybalt
– cousin to Juliet
Sampson and Gregory
– servants to
the Capulets
A Very Brief Plot Summary
Act I – Shakespeare establishes an on-
going feud between two families, the
Montagues and Capulets.
Juliet’s father decides that even though
Juliet is only 13 it is time to find her a
husband.
Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet ( A
Capulet) meet and fall in love.
Act II – One of the Capulets challenges
Romeo to a duel. Romeo’s friends fear for
his safety.
Friar Laurence conspires with Romeo to
arrange a secret marriage.
By the end of Act II, Romeo and Juliet are
married.
Act III – The duel between Romeo and
Tybalt takes place after all, and Romeo
kills Tybalt.
The Prince spares Romeo’s life, but
banishes him from Verona.
Juliet’s father announces that she shall wed
Paris in 3 days.
Juliet makes plans to seek the advice of
Friar Laurence where unbeknownst to her
Romeo is hiding.
Act IV -- Juliet threatens to commit
suicide rather than marry Paris.
Friar Laurence convinces her to fake her
death in order to be with Romeo.
Juliet follows the Friar’s plan, and her
corpselike body is discovered by her nurse.
Act V – Romeo receives word that Juliet is
dead.
He buys a fast-acting poison and travels to
Juliet’s tomb so that he may die beside her.
Paris is also at the tomb. He and Romeo
fight, and Paris is killed.
Romeo drinks the poison. Juliet awakens
and stabs herself to death with Romeo’s
dagger.
The feuding families end their feud and
erect golden statues to the lovers.
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Romeo and Juliet A Star-crossed Romance
A Brief Introduction Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare in 1594 or 1595. Romeo and Juliet was an experimental stage piece, featuring several radical departures from long-standing conventions. The themes of the play include the antithesis between love and hate, the use of a light/dark polarity, the use of time, and the use of Fate in the dreams, omens and forebodings that foreshadow the play s tragic conclusion.
The Montagues Lord and Lady Montague Romeo s parents Romeo Montague Balthasar and Abram servants to the Montagues Mercutio Friend of Romeo and relative of the Prince
The Capulets Lord and Lady Capulet Juliets parents Juliet Capulet Nurse Juliets attendant Tybalt cousin to Juliet Sampson and Gregory servants to the Capulets
A Very Brief Plot Summary Act I Shakespeare establishes an on- going feud between two families, the Montagues and Capulets. Juliet s father decides that even though Juliet is only 13 it is time to find her a husband. Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet ( A Capulet) meet and fall in love.
Act II One of the Capulets challenges Romeo to a duel. Romeo s friends fear for his safety. Friar Laurence conspires with Romeo to arrange a secret marriage. By the end of Act II, Romeo and Juliet are married.
Act III The duel between Romeo and Tybalt takes place after all, and Romeo kills Tybalt. The Prince spares Romeo s life, but banishes him from Verona. Juliet s father announces that she shall wed Paris in 3 days. Juliet makes plans to seek the advice of Friar Laurence where unbeknownst to her Romeo is hiding.
Act IV -- Juliet threatens to commit suicide rather than marry Paris. Friar Laurence convinces her to fake her death in order to be with Romeo. Juliet follows the Friar s plan, and her corpselike body is discovered by her nurse.
Act V Romeo receives word that Juliet is dead. He buys a fast-acting poison and travels to Juliet s tomb so that he may die beside her. Paris is also at the tomb. He and Romeo fight, and Paris is killed. Romeo drinks the poison. Juliet awakens and stabs herself to death with Romeo s dagger. The feuding families end their feud and erect golden statues to the lovers.
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