2. Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene

3. The Montagues
Benvolio
Romeo´s cousin
Romeo

4. The Capulets
Juliet
Lady
Capulet
Nurse

5. They hate each other and they fight constantly.

6. The Prince of Verona doesn´t like fights.
He is furious!
Prince
If ever you
disturb our
streets again,
Your lives shall
pay the forfeit of
the peace.

7. Lord Capulet is throwing a costume party.
Gentle
Romeo, we
must have
you dance !

8. Lord Capulet´s daughter, Juliet, is at the party.

9. Romeo meets
Juliet and
he falls in love
with her.

10. They find out that their families are enemies,
but they are in love. Romeo visits Juliet´s balcony.

11. But, soft! what light
through yonder window
breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet
is the sun.

12. The next morning Romeo goes to visit Friar Lawrence.
He asks him to marry them in secret. The priest thinks
that
this wedding might help stop the fighting.

13. Holy church
incorporate
two in one.

14. Romeo and Juliet are married. Romeo goes to look for
Benvolio and his friend Mercutio to tell them the good
news.

15. He finds them at the market square fighting with
Tybalt, Juliet´s cousin, he is angry and challenges
Romeo to a duel, but Romeo refuses, he is his wife´s
family.
Romeo, the hate I
bear thee can afford
No better term than
this, thou art a villain.

16. Then Mercutio, Romeo´s friend, challenges Tybalt to a
duel, but Tybalt kills him.
Tybalt, you rat-catcher
Will you walk?

17. Romeo is furious and he kills
Tybalt.
He has to run away, because the
Prince is coming.

18. When the Prince finds out, he banishes Romeo to
death, he can´t live in Verona anymore.

19. Romeo has to leave Verona and Juliet can´t go with
him.

20. He goes to see Juliet one more time.

21. Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Count Paris, but she
loves Romeo and she can´t tell!

22. She is desperate. She goes to Friar Lawrece to ask for
help.

23. He gives her a potion that will
make her look dead, everyone
will think she is dead and
Romeo will come to get her.
They will live together and no
one will ever know.

24. Romeo, I come! this do
I drink to thee.

25. The Nurse finds
Juliet.

26. Friar Lawrence sends a letter to
Romeo, informing him about the plan.

27. But, before he gets the letter, a friend tells her about
Juliet´s dead, he thinks that Juliet is really dead!

28. He buys the strongest killing potion he can find. He
doesn´t want to live without Juliet!

29. He wants to die with her
love, so he goes to Verona
to die next to Juliet.

31. Romeo drinks the potion.

32. When Juliet wakes up it´s
too late, she finds Romeo
dead.

33. She takes Romeo´s dagger and kills herself.

34. Friar Lawrence receives his letter back. Romeo didn´t get
it!

35. But when he gets there it´s too late.

36. The families see that their children have paid the price
for their feud, and they decide to become friends.