Romeo And Juliet
...Montagues and the Capulets. These two families are
enemies; many fights break out between them when they meet in the
streets. The prince of Verona stops the fight and says anyone who
breaks the peace from now on will be executed. Romeo the son of
Montague is in love with Capulet's niece, Rosalina. Capulet wants
his daughter Juliet to marry Paris who's a rich nobleman, so the
Capulets arrange a party so they can meet each other. Romeo and his
friends go to the party disguised, hoping to see Rosalina, but when in
search of her meet Juliet who he falls in love with, by the end of the
party Juliet also falls in love with Juliet.
After the feast Romeo arrives at Juliet balcony of her room. They
speak though the night and arrange to get married secretly; Juliet's
nurse takes messages between them to arrange the wedding. They are
also helped by the priest, Friar Lawrence, and get married the next
day.
The next thing to happen in the story is that Tybalt, Juliet's cousin
is angry because Romeo went to the Capulets party. Mercutio, Romeo's
friend meets with Tybalt and start to quarrel, Romeo arrive and tries
to calm Tybalt down but thing start to get worse and Tybalt kills
Mercutio. In rage Romeo kills Tybalt, and flees realising what he has
done. The prince arrives with Montague and Capulet to find out what
happens and banishes Romeo from Verona. The next day after spending
the night with Juliet, Romeo leaves for Mantua. Friar Lawrence
promises to help to reveal the secrete of the marriage at a better
time. Meanwhile the Capulet decides Juliet should marry Paris right
away, and Paris doesn't know she is already married to Romeo. Juliet
refuses but Capulet says that he'll force her of throw her onto the
streets.
Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence, who tells her to agree to the marriage,
but gives her a potion to...
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