Juliet tells her father she will now marry Paris, and Capulet brings the wedding forward to the next day. After he leaves, the Friar devises a plan: he will give her a drink that will make her appear dead and thus avoid the marriage, and will write to Romeo to tell him they can then elope to Mantua. She goes to the Friar for help, and finds Paris there arranging the marriage. Juliet refuses to marry Paris, persisting in the face of her father’s anger. The Friar tells a distraught Romeo he is banished, but advises him to visit Juliet secretly, then to leave for Mantua.Ĭapulet tells Paris he may marry Juliet in three days, and Lady Capulet brings the news to Juliet, who has just bid Romeo a hasty farewell. The Nurse tells Juliet of Romeo’s banishment and promises to bring him to her. Romeo flies, and Benvolio reports what has happened to the Prince, who banishes Romeo. Tybalt then fights with Romeo, and is killed. Mercutio draws on Tybalt and is fatally wounded. Romeo returns, and is challenged by Tybalt, but refuses to fight. Tybalt, looking for Romeo, finds Benvolio and Mercutio. She tells Juliet, who then goes to Friar Laurence’s cell, and the lovers are married. Romeo joins them, and is visited by the Nurse, who is told the marriage plan. Romeo tells Friar Laurence what has happened and he consents to marry them.īenvolio tells Mercutio that Tybalt has sent Romeo a challenge. After leaving the party, Romeo eludes his friends, returns to meet Juliet, and they exchange vows of love. Romeo meets Juliet, and they instantly fall in love. At the party, Tybalt sees Romeo, but is prevented from fighting him by Capulet.

Romeo and his friends learn of a party being held by the Capulets, and decide to go to it as masquers. Capulet tells Paris that he may not marry his daughter Juliet until she is older. Romeo, love-sick for Rosaline, is comforted by his friend Benvolio.

Both sides are warned by Prince Escalus that they must not disturb the peace again, on pain of death. An ongoing feud between the Capulets and the Montagues breaks out again on the streets of Verona.

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