Scene Summaries (Romeo and Juliet)

I.I

• Gregory, Sampson vs Abraham

• They fight

• Ben tries to stop but Prince does stop

• Lady M and M ask Ben about Romeo

  • He is being weird and locking himself up

• Enter Romeo

• Romeo is in love with Rosaline + tells Benvolio

I.II

• Lady C + Cap talk about marrying off Juliet

• Cap asks Clown to invite people to party

• Ben and Romeo still talking about falling in love

• Clown can’ read and gets Romeo to read the invitation

• Ben and Romeo choose to go to party because Rosaline will be there

I.III

• Lady Capulet seeks out Juliet

• She tells her and the nurse about Paris

• Juliet wants not to become a wife

• Lady Cap tells her to look upon Paris at the dinner and change her mind.

I.IV

• Ben, Merc and Romeo chat about Love as they arrive at the Capulet party

• Merc’s Queen Mab speech

• They go in

I.V

• At Capulet’s party

• Romeo sees Juliet

• Tybalt recognises Romeo’s voice and tells Capulet

  • Cap is kinda chill about it (‘He shall be endured’)

• Romeo meets Juliet, they kiss

• Juliet asks Nurse who he is

  • Learns and is shocked !!!

• Called away by Lady C.

II.CHORUS

• Romeo and Juliet are in loveeee

• Juliet has less means to be able to see Romeo ☹

• But their passion will overcome

II.I

• Romeo hides from Merc and Ben

• Merc tries to get him to come out by describing Rosaline

• Ben thinks this will anger Romeo and says they should leave

  • Because Romeo wants to be alone

• They leave

II.II

• Romeo comes forward from hiding space

• Sees Juliet

• Juliet talks about NAMES

• BALCONY SCENE

• Juliet is called back by Nurse

II.III

• Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence

• Tells him about how he no longer loves Rosaline

  • Friar is a lil mad bc Romeo moves on quick

• Romeo wants to be married to Juliet secretly with help of Friar

II.IV

• Mercutio and Ben discuss Romeo

• Romeo and Merc joke around

• Nurse enters and Merc makes fun of her

• Nurse and Romeo talk

  • Rome tells Nurse to tell Juliet they will be married

II.V

• Juliet is scared because the nurse is late

  • Says some out of line things about old people

• Nurse comes back and is slow to answer

• Nurse tells Juliet she is to be married secretly to Romeo

  • Juliet is ecstatic!

II.VI

• Friar warns Romeo

• Juliet enters

• Romeo and Juliet marry

III.I

• Benvolio and Mercutio talk about quarrels

• Tybalt joins the convo

• In comes Romeo

  • Tybalt is angry at Romeo

• Tybalt kills Mercutio

• Romeo kills Tybalt and runs away

• Benvolio recounts what happened

• Capulets want REVENGE

• Prince exiles Romeo

III.II

• Juliet talks about the night

• Nurse comes in lamenting in Tybalt’s death

  • Juliet thinks Romeo is dead for a second

• Juliet must choose which side - she chooses Romeo

• Nurse leaves to find Romeo to comfort Juliet

  • Takes Juliet’s ring for him

III.III

• Friar tells Romeo he is to be banished

• Romeo complains about how banishment is practically death

  • Nurse comes in and says Juliet is very sad

• Romeo tries to stab himself but nurse takes the dagger

• Friar calls Romeo a girl for crying + says he is blessed!

• Romeo is told to go comfort Juliet and nurse gives him ring

III.IV

• Lady C. + Cap talk about Juliet being sad about Tybalt

• Paris goes to comfort her

  • Capulet makes Lady C. go instead

• Plan the wedding for Thursday

  • Lady C. told to tell Juliet of the wedding plans

III.V

• Juliet and Romeo fear the day - as Romeo must now leave

• Lady C tells Juliet that they plan to kill Romeo in Mantua anyway for revenge

• Juliet is told she will marry Paris

  • She would rather marry Romeo (who u know i hate) than Paris

• Capulet angry and says if she don’t she is disowned

• Asks Nurse what she thinks

  • Nurse says Paris is a catch!

    • Juliet is PISSED and goes to see Friar Lawrence

IV.I

• Paris talks to Friar about how Juliet doesn’t like him and is sad over Tybalt

• Paris and Juliet meet

  • She don’t like him

• Juliet would rather do anything than marry Paris

• Friar proposes a plan to pretend drink poison etc.

IV.II

• Juliet comes in and has had a change of heart?!

  • begs forgiveness from her father

  • is ready to marry Paris

IV.III

• Juliet asks her mother to leave her alone tonight

• She is scared to take the potion bc what if it doesn’t work

  • She will have to marry Paris

• What if it does

  • Trapped in a tomb

• What if it is poison

  • Bc. the Friar feels guilty for marrying secretly

• Drinks the potion

IV.IV

• Lady Cap, Cap and Nurse prepare for the wedding

• Nurse is asked to go wake up Juliet

IV.V

• The nurse finds Juliet’s body

• Everyone laments

• Throw rosemary on her - take her to the tomb

• Peter wants to listen to music to be happy again but musicians won’t play

  • WHO CARES PETER OH MY GOD

V.I

• Romeo reflects on his dreams again

• Balthazar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead!

  • He definitely DOES NOT have any letter from the friar oh no!

• Romeo goes to apothecary to get a poison and use at Juliet’s tomb

V.II

• Friar John tells Friar Lawrence that he was unable to deliver Romeo’s letter because everyone thought he was sick and boarded him up

• Lawrence rushes to Juliet’s tomb to be there when she wakes

V.III

• Paris goes to Juliet’s tomb to give her flowers

• Romeo is there and they fight

  • Paris dies

• Romeo kills himself

• Friar Lawrence sees Juliet awake and wishes to send her to a nunnery

• Juliet stabs herself

• The watches find the bodies

• The Friar explains what happened to the Prince

• Capulet and Montague make up