The Nurse finds Romeo, and he gives her a message for Juliet: meet me at Friar Lawrence’s cell this afternoon, and we will there be married.
Romeo defeats Mercutio in a battle of wits. Act 2, scene 4 Mercutio and Benvolio meet the newly enthusiastic Romeo in the street.The Friar agrees to marry them, expressing the hope that the marriage may end the feud between their families. Act 2, scene 3 Determined to marry Juliet, Romeo hurries to Friar Lawrence.When he answers her, they acknowledge their love and their desire to be married. Act 2, scene 2 From Capulet’s garden Romeo overhears Juliet express her love for him.Meanwhile Benvolio and Mercutio look for him in vain. He scales a wall and enters Capulet’s garden. Act 2, scene 1 Romeo finds himself so in love with Juliet that he cannot leave her.Act 2, Chorus Again the Chorus’s speech is in the form of a sonnet.Not until they are separated do they discover that they belong to enemy houses. Overhearing Romeo ask about her, Tybalt recognizes his voice and is enraged at the intrusion.Romeo then meets Juliet, and they fall in love. Romeo, watching the dance, is caught by the beauty of Juliet. Act 1, scene 5 Capulet welcomes the disguised Romeo and his friends.Mercutio mocks him with a speech about a dream-giving queen of fairies. Act 1, scene 4 Romeo and Benvolio approach the Capulets’ party with their friend Mercutio and others, wearing the disguises customarily donned by “maskers.” Romeo is anxious because of an ominous dream.Juliet says that she has not even dreamed of marrying, but that she will consider Paris as a possible husband if her parents wish her to. Act 1, scene 3 Lady Capulet informs Juliet of Paris’s marriage proposal and praises him extravagantly.When they find out that Rosaline, on whom Romeo dotes, is invited to the party, they decide to go too. The servant cannot read the list and asks for help from Romeo and Benvolio. Capulet invites him to a party that night.Capulet gives a servant the guest list for the party and orders him off to issue invitations. Act 1, scene 2 In conversation with Capulet, Count Paris declares his wish to marry Juliet.A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio, who learns that the cause of Romeo’s sadness is unrequited love. He threatens the Montagues and Capulets with death if they fight again. Act 1, scene 1 A street fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets, which is broken up by the ruler of Verona, Prince Escalus.Their deaths appear finally to end the feud. Juliet wakes, sees his body, and commits suicide.
The plan goes awry, and Romeo learns instead that she is dead. The friar will send Romeo word to be at her family tomb when she awakes. To avoid this marriage, Juliet takes a potion, given her by the friar, that makes her appear dead. He spends that night with Juliet and then leaves for Mantua.Juliet’s father forces her into a marriage with Count Paris. When Romeo refuses to fight, Romeo’s friend Mercutio accepts the challenge and is killed. Romeo and his companions almost immediately encounter Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, who challenges Romeo. Their families are enmeshed in a feud, but the moment they meet-when Romeo and his friends attend a party at Juliet’s house in disguise-the two fall in love and quickly decide that they want to be married.A friar secretly marries them, hoping to end the feud.
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