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Do Romeo and Juliet have sex? Is Juliet too young to get married? Who is Rosaline? Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt? How does Romeo convince the reluctant Apothecary to sell him poison? Why do Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio go to the Capulets’ party? Who seems less impulsive and more realistic—Romeo or Juliet?
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Outside the Capulet crypt, Romeo comes upon Paris, who is...
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A summary of Act 5: Scenes 1 & 2 in William Shakespeare's...
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Jul 31, 2015 · Synopsis: Mercutio and Benvolio encounter Tybalt on the street. As soon as Romeo arrives, Tybalt tries to provoke him to fight. When Romeo refuses, Mercutio answers Tybalt’s challenge. They duel and Mercutio is fatally wounded. Romeo then avenges Mercutio’s death by killing Tybalt in a duel.
Romeo tries to break up the fight, but Tybalt stabs Mercutio, reaching under Romeo’s raised arm as he does so. Petruchio drags Tybalt away from the fight, and Mercutio angrily wishes “a plague” upon the houses of both Capulet and Montague.
Jul 31, 2015 · Romeo and his companions almost immediately encounter Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, who challenges Romeo. When Romeo refuses to fight, Romeo’s friend Mercutio accepts the challenge and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt and is banished.
Jun 4, 2020 · The two of them fight, and Romeo kills him. Convinced that Juliet is really dead, Romeo drinks poison in order to join Juliet in death. Juliet wakes from her slumber induced by the sleeping draught to find Romeo dead at her side. She stabs herself.
Do Romeo and Juliet have sex? Is Juliet too young to get married? Who is Rosaline? Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt? How does Romeo convince the reluctant Apothecary to sell him poison? Why do Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio go to the Capulets’ party? Who seems less impulsive and more realistic—Romeo or Juliet?
When he is mourning in the tomb, Romeo kills him by mistake. Friar Laurence leaves Juliet in the tomb when he hears a noise. Romeo and Juliet both take their lives, fulfilling the destiny described in the prologue. The families find their bodies and agree to end their feud.
