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A short summary of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Romeo and Juliet.
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One of the play’s major themes is the inseparability of good...
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From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes Romeo and Juliet Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.
One of the play’s major themes is the inseparability of good and evil, love and hate, poison and cure. Juliet’s death is tragic, but she also celebrates it as a way of escaping a life without her beloved. Important quotes by Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
Point of View. Tone. Foreshadowing. Metaphors and Similes. Questions & Answers. Do Romeo and Juliet have sex? Is Juliet too young to get married? Who is Rosaline? Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt? How does Romeo convince the reluctant Apothecary to sell him poison? Why do Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio go to the Capulets’ party?
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The play opens on the streets of Verona, Italy, as a fight breaks outbetween the servants of two powerful rival families: the Capulets and theMontagues. Benvolio Montague attempts to break up the fight but is thwarted bythe hotheaded Tybalt Capulet, who attacks Benvolio. Finally, Prince Escalusappears and breaks up the brawl, condemning the familie...
Romeo exits the Capulet house, yearning for Juliet. He is incapable ofleaving without seeing her again and approaches her house again. Mercutio andBenvolio believe he is pursuing Rosaline and joke about this as they leave.Romeo hangs around the house, just wanting to be near Juliet. He looks up tosee her emerge from her upstairs balcony. Juliet thi...
Mercutio and Benvolio are wandering the streets of Verona. Benvolio has abad feeling and wishes to return home, but Mercutio scorns him for being acoward. Tybalt appears and brushes aside Mercutio’s attempts at confrontation.Romeo appears and refuses to respond to Tybalt's challenge, knowing that theirfamilies are now united by marriage. Neither Me...
Friar Laurence and Paris discuss Paris’s forthcoming marriage to Juliet,though the Friar is careful not to reveal that Juliet is already married.Juliet arrives and fakes pleasantries with Paris. As soon as he leaves,however, Juliet turns to Friar Laurence for advice, vowing that she wouldrather kill herself than marry another man while her husband ...
Friar Laurence learns, too late, that Friar John—the man he had commissionedwith delivering the letter containing the plan to Romeo—never reached him,having been quarantined due to a plague. In Mantua, Romeo hears from a servant that Juliet has died, and determinedto join her in death, he purchases poison and travels back to Verona. When hearrives ...
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A summary of Act 4: Scenes 3–5 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Romeo and Juliet and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
