Sad Story (Romeo & Juliet

2.  Romeo and Juliet is a love
story, A 13 year old girl and 17
year-old fell in love together.
Their relationship caused 6
people to death, because their
parent were enemies they don’t
love each other. Juliet is a
Capulet and Romeo is a
Montague. They didn’t care
about it they just love each
other and they want to get
married and live happily ever
after.

3.  Romeo fell in love with
Rosaline first. But she
doesn’t love him
back, his friend Benvolio
tried to find out what
was wrong with him.
Romeo told him
everything.
 Benvolio wants Romeo to
look at other girls.

4.  Paris, a Verona bachelor, wants to
marry Juliet and asks her Dad for
her hand in marriage.
 Dad thinks Juliet is too young and
suggests that they hand out at a
party that he is having that night.
 Illiterate Capulet servant is sent
out to invite people; he runs into
Romeo and Benvolio who find out
about the party where the girl
Romeo’s in love with is invited to.
 Benvolio hatches a plan that they
should attend the party.

5.  Juliet’s mom and Nurse talk to
her of marriage

6.  At the party, Romeo sees
Juliet from across the
room and instantly falls
in love with her.
 Tybalt recognize Romeo
and wants to start a fight
 Mr. Capulet says “no
fighting”
 Romeo is able to corner
Juliet and get a kiss from
her
 Romeo and Juliet find out
that their families are
enemies.

7.  Romeo is at Juliet’s house (in
the garden)
 Romeo compares Juliet to the
Sun
 As they admit their love for
each other, the nurse once
again interrupts their moment
of intimacy. Juliet exits for a
moment and then returns,
stating that she will send
someone to him tomorrow to
see if his love is true. The
Nurse calls her back again and
when Juliet returns later, they
agree to have an emissary
meet him around nine in the
morning. After professing their
love for each other again,
Romeo leaves.

8.  Romeo goes to Friar Laurence to
ask him to marry him and Juliet
 Friar is shocked and thinks that
Romeo is moving too quickly
and is too fickle (because of his
previous love of Rosaline)

9.  Juliet sends her Nurse to find Romeo and Find
out about the marriage.
 Juliet’s Nurse returns and tells Juliet of the
wedding plans.
 Juliet shows up at Friar Laurence’s Church,
and she and Romeo are wed.

10.  Tybalt, incensed at Romeo and
friends being at his uncle’s
party, wants to fight but Romeo
doesn’t want to fight Tybalt
because they are now cousins
 Tybalt starts to fight Mercutio;
Romeo intercedes and Tybalt
stabs Mercutio “hidden” under
Romeo’s arm
 Mercutio puts a plague on both
Capulet and Montague families
 Romeo gets angry and attacks
Tybalt; kills Tybalt
 Prince and families show up to
fight area; Romeo gets banished
from Verona

11.  Nurse brings a rope ladder
to the awaiting Juliet and
brings her news of the fight
and deaths
 Finally Nurse tells her who
died and Juliet is
confused/angry/disappointe
d
 Juliet gives Nurse a ring to
take to Romeo at Friar’s
place to show her support
and love

12.  Romeo goes to Friar to hide and for support;
he is a weeping mess and the Friar tries to
get him to “man up” (calls him a woman)
 Romeo criticizes the Friar because he’s never
had a woman
 Friar reminds Romeo that he’s only
banished, not dead
 Nurse shows up and gives Romeo the
ring/promise from Juliet
 Friar tells Romeo to go to Juliet that
night, consummate the relationship and then
hide

13.  People at the Capulet’s house are upset about
the recent fight
 Paris suggests that a wedding – between he
and Juliet – would be a happy distraction
 Dad Capulet agrees
 Paris is elated

14.  Romeo spent the night with Juliet
 Nurse comes and tell Juliet that her
mother is on her way up to see her
 Mom Capulet is sent to tell Juliet the
news of her impending marriage to
Paris
 Juliet freaks out and says she will not
marry Paris
 Dad enters and he and Juliet have a
severe disagreement about the
marriage; Dad says do it my way or
I’ll throw you out
 Juliet looks to her mother for help,
she does not help Juliet
 Juliet looks to her Nurse for help,
she, too does not help; so Juliet
decides to go see Friar

15.  Juliet goes to see Friar; Paris is
there to discuss his marriage
to Juliet
 Juliet “freaks out” about her
situation and implores the
Friar for a remedy
 Friar’s plan: take a potion that
makes her appear dead; her
family would have a funeral for
her and place her in the family
tomb; Romeo would be made
aware of the situation (from
his banished place in Mantua)
and come to the tomb just as
Juliet awakes; he takes her
away and they live happily ever
after

16.  Preparing for the upcoming
wedding
 Juliet gets ready to take the
potion and is discussing her
misgivings
 Takes poison
 Morning: Nurse is asked to
wake Juliet to go get
married
 Lamentation scene: Juliet is
discovered by the Nurse to
be “dead”
 Mom and Dad arrive on
scene and are distressed;
Friar arrives and suggests
that they had a part in
Juliet’s “death”

17.  Romeo awaits news from the Friar in Verona
 Romeo is told that Juliet is “dead” by his
friend/servant
 In his grief, Romeo goes to an apothecary
(pharmacist) for a poison
 It is revealed that Friar John did not make it to
Verona to tell Romeo of Friar Laurence’s plan

18.  Romeo arrives at Juliet’s tomb
only to find Paris there
 Romeo and Paris fight; Romeo
wins and enters the tomb
 Romeo sees Juliet, reaffirms his
love for her and drinks the
poison, instantly dying
 Juliet awakes, sees Romeo and
stabs herself; she dies
 Friar Laurence enters the tomb
only to find both Romeo and
Juliet dead
 Both families and the Prince
appear at the tomb
 Dad Montague reveals that his
wife is dead because she was so
saddened by Romeo’s exile
 The families reconcile