The friar proposes a plan: Juliet must consent to marry Paris then on the night before the wedding, she must drink a sleeping potion that will make her appear to be dead she will be laid to rest in the Capulet tomb, and the friar will send word to Romeo in Mantua to help him retrieve her when she […]
Romeo and Juliet wake after their first and only night together.They don’t want to say good-bye but they know Romeo will be killed if he gets caught in Verona, especially if he also happens to be in Juliet’s bed.Before Juliet has time to fix her hair or anything, her mother comes in. They manage to […]
Late on Monday evening, Capulet and Paris discuss how Juliet’s grief over Tybalt’s death has prevented Paris from continuing his courtship of Juliet. Suddenly, as Paris prepares to leave, Capulet offers him Juliet’ shand in marriage. quote:”My lord i would thursday were tomorrow.”
Summary: Act 3, scene 3. In Friar Lawrence’s cell,Romeo is overcome with grief, and wonders what sentence the Prince has decreed. Friar Lawrence tells him he is lucky: the Prince has only banished him.Romeo claims that banishment is a penalty far worse than death, since he will have to live, but without Juliet. quote: “how well my comfort is […]
Juliet, who hasn’t heard about the whole murder/ revenge killing thing, is watching the clock for nightfall, when Romeo is supposed to sneak into her room.When the Nurse enters, Juliet realizes right away that something has gone wrong.First, Juliet thinks Romeo has been killed. Nope: her husband has just murdered her cousin.Juliet’s first reaction is […]
Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 1 Summary. Things are starting to heat up as they usually do in Act 3 of Shakespeare’s plays. Benvolio and Mercutio are hanging out as usual, trading insults and mocking the Capulets. Mercutio finds this totally shocking actually dishonorable so he offers to fight Tybalt instead. quote:This day’s black fate on woe […]
Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scene 5 Summary. In an orchard at the Capulet place, Juliet waits for the Nurse to come back with a message from Romeo……. Finally the Nurse gives in and tells Juliet to run to Friar Laurence’s cell (a “cell” is just a room) where Romeo is waiting so they can get hitched. quote ”have you got leave to […]
At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio and Benvolio are on the streets of Verona, wondering where Romeo is because he never came home the night before. At this point, they also still think that he is lovesick over Rosaline. quotes Romeo […]
It is early morning, and Friar Laurence enters the scene carrying a large bucket thing He is working in his garden filling his bucket with plants and flowers. We learn about his deep knowledge of plants and their medical uses because of the things he tells us in the book about that good smelling herb. He points […]
Romeo stands in the shadows beneath Juliet’s bedroom window. Juliet appears on the balcony and thinking she’s alone, reveals in a soliloquy her love for Romeo. She despairs over the feud between the two families and the problems the feud presents. Romeo listens and when Juliet calls on him to “doff” his name, he steps from the […]