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Romeo goes to the tomb, kills Paris, and poisons himself. Juliet wakes up, finds Romeo dead, and stabs herself. Actually understand Romeo and Juliet. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
- Prologue
CHORUS. Two households, both alike in dignity In fair...
- Act 1, Scene 1
BENVOLIO. Madam, an hour before the worshipped sun Peered...
- Prologue
- PROLOGUE. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
- PROLOGUE. Enter Chorus. Chorus. Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie, And young affection gapes to be his heir; That fair for which love groan’d for and would die,
- SCENE I. A public place. Enter MERCUTIO, BENVOLIO, Page, and Servants. BENVOLIO. I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire: The day is hot, the Capulets abroad,
- SCENE I. Friar Laurence’s cell. Enter FRIAR LAURENCE and PARIS. FRIAR LAURENCE. On Thursday, sir? the time is very short. PARIS. My father Capulet will have it so;
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- Romeo. One of the protagonists of the play, along with Juliet. He is the male heir to the dynasty of House Montague, which is in a long-standing feud with House Capulet.
- Juliet. One of the protagonists of the play, along with Romeo. She is the female heir to the dynasty of House Capulet, which is in a long-standing feud with House Montague.
- Friar Laurence. A kindly, philosophical friar of Verona who, as his community’s spiritual and intellectual center, keeps finding himself enmeshed in the dramas of House Montague and House Capulet.
- The Nurse. Juliet’s nurse is the main source of comic relief throughout the play. Forgetful, long-winded, bawdy, and seemingly immune to embarrassment, the nurse is happy to share cringe-worthy stories from her own past and Juliet’s… read analysis of The Nurse.
Read the full Romeo and Juliet modern translation below, and track your progress as you complete each scene. Scroll down for detailed character arcs, a plot summary, and Romeo and Juliet FAQs.
Actually understand Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scene 2. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
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Jun 4, 2020 · The Italian story ‘Mariotto and Gianozza’, printed in 1476, contained many of the plot elements of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s source for the play’s story was Arthur Brooke’s The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1562), an English verse translation of this Italian tale.
