romeo and juliet

act one scene one to act two scene six-plot summary

act 1

(scene 1)the street fight and romeo tells benvolio he is lovesick

(scene 2)Paris asks if he can marry Juliet-capulet rejects

(scene 3)lady capulet tries to convince juliet to marry Paris

(scene 4)romeo and his friends crash the capulet party they are all disguised

(scene 5)romeo and juliet meet and fall in love

act 2

(scene 1)Romeo climbs onto capulets orchard -benvolio and mercutio try to find him

(scene 2)Juliet appears at her window and talks with romeo balcony scene-they get engaged

(scene 3)romeo asks friatr lawrence to marry him and juliet

(scene 4)romeo tells nurse about the wedding

(scene 5)The nurse tells juliet about the wedding

(scene 6 romeo and juliet meet friar lawrance and go to the church to get married

key quotes

(scene 1) ‘talk of peace hate the word as i hate hell all montagues and thee’ tybalt to benvolio this quote shows that tybalt is a violent character linking to religion shows how much he hated the montagues

‘do you bite your thumb at us,sir’ abram to sampson the family feud is so deep rooted even the servants are picking fights with each other-context it was offensive to bite your thumb during georgian times

‘part,fools! put up your swords,you know not what you do---i do but keep the peace’ the first time we see benvolio his introduction is peaceful setting the expectation he is going to be a peace keeper

‘if you ever disturb out streets again your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace’ this is a threat to deter them from fight

‘o’brawling love, o’loving hate’ this oxymoron explains that romeo finds love confusing or how he feels all this love and passion but he gor shut down with hatred instead.the clash between love and hate causes hatred.