Romeo and Julieta

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the fate of two
lovers who fight against social prejudices, hatred between families, vain ambition and destiny.
The play begins in a public square in Verona, where Samson and Gregorio talk about
their hatred of rival families. The men start fighting. Benvolio appears who tries to separate
them, but fails, because Tybalt arrives and the fight continues.
The fight is eventually stopped when the Prince stops everyone saying 'On pain of
torture, from those bloody hands / Throw your mistemper'd weapons to the ground'. He is so
angry he proclaims if there is another fight Montague and Capulet shall pay the ‘forfeit’ for it
with their lives. Everyone departs leaving Lord and Lady Montague talking to Benvolio about
their son Romeo, who has been missing all day. Benvolio promises to find out where Romeo has
been and what’s upsetting him. Romeo reveals to Benvolio that he is in love with Rosaline but
she doesn’t love him in return.
ACT 1
Paris visits Lord Capulet to ask for Juliet's hand in marriage, but Capulet thinks Juliet is
too young to marry. However, Lord Capulet later encourages Paris to court her at a ball at his
home. Lord Capulet sends a messenger to invite other guests to the ball. The messenger meets
Romeo and Benvolio and tells them that Rosaline will also be invited to the ball. Benvolio
suggests they go to the ball so Romeo can find someone else to fall in love with. Romeo agrees
to leave - not to find a new love, but to prove that Rosaline is the most beautiful.
Lady Capulet is looking for her daughter who is preparing for the ball. Together with the
nurse, she tries to convince Juliet that Paris is a good man. The nurse wants Juliet to marry Paris
and be happy.
Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio are on their way to the ball. Romeo thinks about
participating because he feels depressed by Rosaline, then tells them that he had an ominous
dream. Mercutio tries to convince Romeo that dreams don't make sense, arguing his claim.
Finally, Romeo agrees to go to the ball.
The servants from the Capulet household are preparing for the ball. Tybalt sees Romeo
and is offended by his presence at the ball. Lord Capulet prevents him from confronting Romeo,
which makes Tybalt feel even angrier and vows revenge. Meanwhile, Romeo meets Juliet at the
ball and they kiss. Then they both find out who the other is and they are separated, but Juliet
realizes that she has fallen in love.
ACT 2
Romeo climbs over the wall of the orchard in the garden of the Capulets. Mercutio and
Benvolio try to find him, but give up.
 Juliet appears at her window, and Romeo follows her from below. Romeo listens to her
as she talks about him, and finally he talks too. They tell each other that they love each other, and
Juliet asks them to show their love. As they talk, the nurse calls Juliet from inside, which speeds
up their decision to meet the next day and get married.
Romeo goes to Monarch Laurence and tells him he wants to marry Juliet. At first, the
monk Laurence rejects Romeo's request because, only yesterday, he was talking about his love
for Rosaline. However, the monarch agrees, believing that the marriage could make peace
between the two families.
When Romeo returns home, his friends tell him that Tybalt challenged him to a duel. The
three friends talk to each other, but are interrupted by the nurse Juliet who wants to make sure
that Romeo's plans are as sincere as possible. After doing this, the nurse tells Juliet, who goes to
Father Lorenzo to confess. Here, she meets the chosen one of her heart with whom she marries.
ACT 3
In a public square, a sword confrontation takes place between Romeo and Tybalt, and
Mercutio, trying to separate them, is killed by Romeo's rival. Eventually, Tybalt challenges
Romeo to a duel again, but he is killed. The prince finds out about the duel and decides that
Romeo be exiled. Then the nanny comes and tells Juliet what happened to Romeo and how
Tybalt died.
Romeo hides in the cell of the monk Laurence and receives the news that he has been
expelled. He is upset and says that being chased away is worse than being killed because he will
not be able to see Juliet anymore, but the girl's appearance appears, which tells Romeo that Juliet
still loves him.
The monarch convinces Romeo to secretly visit Juliet, then flee to Mantua until things
calm down in Verona.
ACT 4
Meanwhile, Paris goes to Juliet's father again to ask for the girl's hand, and he accepts.
Finding out about her father's decision, Juliet quarrels with her parents, telling them that she
doesn't agree with the wedding, then goes to the monarch's church to ask for help, and he helps
Juliet make a plan.
Lorenzo advises her to marry Paris on Wednesday, and before the wedding night to drink
the liqueur from the bottle he will give her, which will give the impression that she is dead, but
she will wake up after 24 hours. Laurence intends to notify Romeo in a message so that he can
take Juliet from the tomb of the Capulet family.
Juliet returns to the family home and apologizes to her father, who happily decides to
move the wedding date the very next day.
Due to the change in the date of the wedding, Juliet is forced to take the potion a night
early.
 The nurse is the one who first discovers the girl's body, then announces the family that
Juliet is dead. The whole family is in mourning, and the wedding preparations turn into funeral
preparations.
ACT 5
Monk John reveals to the monk Laurence that, due to an outbreak of illness, he was
stopped from leaving Verona. As a result, Romeo did not receive the message, letting him know
that Juliet is not really dead.
Romeo, announced by Balthazar that his love is dead, buys a bottle of poison from a
pharmacist and goes there.
After Juliet's funeral in the family's grave, Romeo fights Paris and kills him. Meanwhile,
Father Lorenzo tries to arrive in time to tell Romeo that everything is a scam, but talking to
Balthazar, he arrives too late and finds the boy lying on the floor, poisoned. Juliet wakes up and,
seeing Romeo stretched out and motionless, commits suicide with her boyfriend's dagger. All
members of both families discover the dead bodies and learn from Lorenzo everything that
happened. In the end, the two families reconcile, concluding that their hatred led to the deaths of
Romeo and Juliet.