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Jul 31, 2015 · Act 1, scene 1. ⌜ Scene 1 ⌝. Synopsis: A street fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets, which is broken up by the ruler of Verona, Prince Escalus. He threatens the Montagues and Capulets with death if they fight again. A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio, who learns that the cause of Romeo’s ...
A summary of Act 1: Scene 1 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Romeo and Juliet and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 3, scene 2. ⌜ Scene 2 ⌝. Synopsis: Juliet longs for Romeo to come to her. The Nurse arrives with the news that Romeo has killed Tybalt and has been banished. Juliet at first feels grief for the loss of her cousin Tybalt and verbally attacks Romeo, but then renounces these feelings and devotes herself to grief for Romeo’s banishment ...
This trio of quotes advances the theme of fate as it plays out through the story: the first is spoken by the Chorus (Prologue.5–8), the second by Romeo after he kills Tybalt (3.1.131), and the third by Romeo upon learning of Juliet’s death (5.1.24). The Chorus’s remark that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed” and fated to “take ...
Shakespeare's play " Romeo and Juliet" comes from at least three different sources. The first may have been found as far back as the fourth century in Greece. Next, an Italian name Luigi da Porto ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 2, scene 2. ⌜ Scene 2 ⌝. Synopsis: From Capulet’s garden Romeo overhears Juliet express her love for him. When he answers her, they acknowledge their love and their desire to be married. ⌜Romeo comes forward.⌝. ROMEO. He jests at scars that never felt a wound. ⌜Enter Juliet above.⌝.
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 5, scene 2. ⌜ Scene 2 ⌝. Synopsis: Friar John enters, bringing with him the letter that he was to have delivered to Romeo. He tells why he was unable to deliver the letter. Friar Lawrence anxiously goes to the tomb to be there when Juliet comes out of her trance. Enter Friar John.
