CHARACTERS

Romeo Montague
Benvolio Mercutio Old
Capulet Juliet Count Paris
Friar Lawrence
PLOT
Romeo tells his cousin Benvolio and his
friend Mercutio that he is sick with love
for a girl who won’t love him back
Benvolio and Mercutio encourage him
to forget about her and go with them to
a costume party at a house of Capulet

Capulet wants his party to be happy

place for live to blossom
Tybalt tells Old Capulet that there are
Montagues at the party and he demands
that Tybalt leave them alone to enjoy
the party
Romeo met Juliet at the party
Romeo sneaks to Juliet’s bedroom
They decided to marry each other even
though their families were enemies
Romeo and Juliet got married
Mercutio agrees to fight Tybalt and
Mercutio died
Romeo agreed to fight Tybalt and killed
him
Romeo ran away from Verona so that
the Prince of Verona can’t sentence him
to death
Old Capulet wants Juliet to marry Count
Paris
Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a special
type of poison. Thepoison will make her
fall into a very deep sleep, but everyone
will think that she is dead
Friar Lawrence’s message never makes
it to Romeo
Romeo returns to Verona with a very
strong poison. He goes to Juliet in the
tomb, drinks the poison, and dies. When
Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo lying
next to her. She is so sad that she takes
his dagger and kills herself.
When Montagues and the Capulets learn
what happened with their children they
agree to end the years of fighting.
THEME
Forcefulness of Love
DIALOGUE
This refers to the written by the playwright
and spoken by the characters in the play.
The dialogue helps move the action of the
play along.
MUSIC
While music is often featured in drama, in
this case Aristotle was referring to the
rhythm of the actors’ voices as they speak
SPECTACLE
This refers to the visual elements of a play;
sets, costume, special effects, etc. Spectacle
is everything that the audience sees as they
watch the play.