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Summary. Sampson and Gregory, two servants of the house of Capulet, stroll through the streets of Verona. With bawdy banter, Sampson vents his hatred of the house of Montague. The two exchange punning remarks about physically conquering Montague men and sexually conquering Montague women.
- No Fear Translation
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, scene summary, scene...
- Character List
Juliet’s nurse, the woman who breast-fed Juliet when she was...
- Prologue
A summary of Act 1: Prologue in William Shakespeare's...
- Act 1: Scene 2
Romeo agrees to go with him, but only because Rosaline...
- No Fear Translation
- Summary: Act 5, Scene 1
- Summary: Act 5, Scene 2
- Analysis: Act 5, Scenes 1–2
On Wednesday morning, on a street in Mantua, a cheerful Romeo describes a wonderful dream he had the night before: Julietfound him lying dead, but she kissed him, and breathed new life into his body. Just then, Balthasar enters, and Romeo greets him happily, saying that Balthasar must have come from Verona with news of Juliet and his father. Romeo ...
At his cell, Friar Lawrence speaks with Friar John, whom he had earlier sent to Mantua with a letter for Romeo. He asks John how Romeo responded to his letter (which described the plan involving Juliet’s false death). Friar John replies that he was unable to deliver the letter because he was shut up in a quarantined house due to an outbreak of plag...
The sequence of near-misses in this section reveals the inescapable work of fate. There is no reason for the friar’s plan to go wrong. But an outbreak of plague forces Friar John into quarantine and prevents him from delivering Friar Lawrence’s letter to Romeo, while Balthasar seeks out Romeo with news of Juliet’s death. Just as the audience senses...
Jun 4, 2020 · Romeo and Juliet: brief summary After the Prologue has set the scene – we have two feuding households, Montagues and Capulets, in the city-state of Verona; and young Romeo is a Montague while Juliet, with whom Romeo is destined to fall in love, is from the Capulet family, sworn enemies of the Montagues – the play proper begins with servants ...
Romeo immediately orders Balthasar to prepare a horse so he can rush to Verona and see Juliet's body. Meanwhile, he writes a letter for Balthasar to give to Lord Montague, explaining the situation. Finally, before he leaves Mantua, Romeo buys some poison from a poor Apothecary.
Detailed look at what happens in each scene of Romeo and Juliet, to help you make sense of the play, understand its structure and interrogate it. Includes important character developments and key questions that an acting company might ask about the play.
They explain how two families in Verona – the Capulets and the Montagues - have reignited an ancient feud, and how two lovers, one from each family, will commit suicide after becoming entangled in this conflict. These lovers are Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague. Only after the suicides will the families decide to end their feud.
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Romeo learns only of Juliet’s death and decides to kill himself rather than live without her. He buys a vial of poison from a reluctant Apothecary, then speeds back to Verona to take his own life at Juliet’s tomb.
