Romeo And Juliet

By William Shakespeare

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Romeo

·Romeo is a Montague·He is about 17 years old·He is pining for a girl called Rosaline·He loves her but she does feel the same way, this is known as 'unrequited love'

Juliet

·She is about 16 years old·She is very pretty·She is a Capulet·She falls in love with Romeo as soon as they meet·She has a good relationship with her nurse , who has raised her

Friar

·He is like a father to Romeo·He gives Romeo advice·He knows Romeo very well·Romeo trusts him·He takes a big risk when he marries Romeo and Juliet·His actions lead to their deaths

Nurse

·She is like a mother to Juliet·She takes a risk, helping her·She wants whats best for Juliet·She is genuinely nice and caring·She advices Juliet to marry Paris·She doesn't realise how much Juliet loves Romeo

Benvolio

·Romeo's friend·His name means 'good wishes'·He tries his best to stop the fights between the Capulets and the Montagues

Lord Capulet

·Juliet's father·He is ready to fight the Montagues·He appears friendly and welcoming·He is a traditional father·He arranges Juliet's marriage to Paris and is furious when she disobeys him.

Lady Capulet

·She is not close to Juliet·She does not have much to do with her, that is seen as the nurse's role·She does not take Juliet's side but supports her husband - Lord Capulet

Mercutio

·Romeo's best friend·He loves to entertain and make fun of people·He plays around with language·He likes to pick a fight

Tybalt

·He is an aggressive character·He only seems interested in fighting Romeo's family·Everything he says is full of anger and hatred

OK here goes.......... ACT 1·Romeo is pining for Rosaline, he loves her but his love is not returned·Benvolio and Romeo discover that she is going to the Capulet's annual ball·Benvolio tries to convince Romeo that there are more beautiful women in the world other than Rosaline·Romeo meets Juliet at the ball and they instantly fall in love·They find out that Juliet is a Capulet, this is a huge problem because Romeo is a Montague and the two families are at war

Is their love DOOMED ????????

Then.......... ACT II

·The famous balcony scene·Romeo stays behind after the ball and finds himself beneath Juliet's window, he gives her a rose as a sign of their love·Romeo and Juliet exchange their love vows and are determined to marry·Next morning Romeo meets Friar Lawrence and persuades him to perform the secret ceremony

Oh No !!!!!....... ACT III·Tybalt, Lord Capulet's bad mannered nephew is angry that Romeo and his friends have gate crashed the ball ·Tybalt finds Romeo and starts a quarrel ·Romeo has been married for only one hour ·Romeo tries to be friends with Tybalt ·Mercutio gets angry and fights with Tybalt ·Tybalt kills Mercutio ·Romeo avenges Mercutio's death by killing Tybalt ·Romeo is banished from Verona·Romeo has one night to meet with Juliet

Then what?.... ACT IV

·Juliet seeks advice from Friar Lawrence·He makes a plan that involves Juliet taking a potion to make her appear dead·They plan that she will then be placed in the vault and he and Romeo will rescue her·Juliet agrees·Lord Capulet brings Juliet and Paris' wedding forward to Wednesday!·Juliet takes the potion and Friar Lawrence writes to Romeo in Mantua, telling him of the changes

AHH !!!!!..... ACT V·Fate steps in·The letter does not get delivered in time·Romeo's servant Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead·Romeo returns to the vault, he is grief stricken·Romeo drinks the poison he got from the Apothecary........he dies!·Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo dead she is devastated; she stabs herself with a dagger and dies...........

The death of the two young lovers ends years of bad feeling between the two families

Now..... How much can you remember?????

ACT I

ACT II

ACT III

ACT IV

ACT V

Romeo meets Juliet for the first time and they are attracted to each other

The balcony Scene. Romeo And Juliet decide to marry

Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, Romeo comforts him as he is dying. Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona

Juliet seeks advice from Friar lawrence, he comes up with a plan. Lord Capulet brings the wedding between Juliet and Paris forward

The plan fails and Romeo kills himself believing that Juliet is dead. When she awakes she is overcome with grief and kills herself