Romeo and Juliet is an enduring tragic love story written by
William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately
unite their feuding families. Shakespeare borrowed his plot from an original
Italian tale. It is believed Romeo and
Juliette were based on actual characters from Verona.
The Montague and Capulet families are feuding. The Prince of Verona intervenes and declares
that any further fighting will be punishable by death.
When the Count of Paris approaches Lord Capulet about
marrying his daughter, Juliet, he is wary of the request because she is only
thirteen. Capulet asks the Count of
Paris to wait another two years and invites him to attend a ball. Lady Capulet and Juliet's nurse urge Juliet
to accept Paris' courtship.
In the Montague house, Benvolio talks with his cousin Romeo,
Lord Montague's son, about Romeo's recent melancholy. Benvolio discovers Romeo's unrequited
infatuation for a girl named Rosaline, a niece of Lord Capulet's nieces. Persuaded by Benvolio Romeo attends the ball
at the Capulet house in hopes of meeting Rosaline. But it is not Rosaline who sweeps him off his
feet - it is the fair Juliette.
After the ball, Romeo sneaks into the Capulet courtyard and
overhears Juliet on her balcony vowing her love to him in spite of her family's
hatred for his family. Romeo makes
himself known to her and they agree to be married.
With the help of a friar, who hopes to reconcile the two
families through their children's union, they are secretly married the next
day.
Juliet's cousin Tybalt, incensed that Romeo had crashed the
Capulet ball, challenges him to a duel.
Romeo, now considering Tybalt his kinsman, refuses to fight. Romeo's friend, Mercutio is offended by
Tybalt's insolence, as well as Romeo's "vile submission" and accepts
the duel on Romeo's behalf. Mercutio is
fatally wounded when Romeo attempts to break up the fight. Grief-stricken and wracked with guilt, Romeo
confronts and slays Tybalt.
Montague argues that Romeo has justly fought and killed
Tybalt for the murder of Mercutio. The
Prince exiles Romeo from Verona and declares that if Romeo returns, he will be
executed.
Romeo secretly spends the night in Juliet's chamber, where
they make love for the first and last time, consummating their marriage. In the morning, he prepares to leave and kisses
her one last time.
Lord Capulet, misinterpreting Juliet's grief, agrees to
marry her to Count Paris and threatens to disown her when she refuses. Juliette pleads for the marriage to be
delayed, but her mother rejects her.
Juliet visits Friar Laurence for help, and he offers her a
drug that will put her into a death-like coma for forty-two hours. The Friar promises to send a messenger to
inform Romeo of the plan, so that he can rejoin her when she awakens. On the night before her wedding to the Count,
Juliet takes the drug and, when discovered apparently dead, she is laid in the
family crypt.
The messenger, however, failed to reach Romeo and, instead,
he learned of Juliet's apparent demise from his servant. Heartbroken, Romeo buys poison from an
apothecary and goes to the Capulet crypt.
There, he encounters Count Paris who has come to mourn Juliet privately.
Believing Romeo to be a vandal, Paris confronts him and, in
the ensuing battle, Romeo kills Paris.
Still believing Juliet to be dead, Romeo drinks the poison.
Juliet then awakens only to find her beloved Romeo
dead. Unwilling to live without him, she
stabs herself with his dagger.
The feuding families and the Prince meet at the tomb to find
all three dead. The Friar recounts their
story. The families are reconciled by
their children's deaths and agree to end their violent feud
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