Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET Romeo and Juliet, balcony scene In the city of Verona, there were two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, who hated each other. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet met at a party and instantly fell in love. They secretly got married with the help of Juliet's nurse. Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, fought with Romeo, but Romeo didn't want to fight him. Mercutio, Romeo's friend, got hurt instead. Enraged, Romeo fought and killed Tybalt. The Prince banished Romeo from Verona as punishment. Friar Laurence came up with a plan to help Romeo and Juliet be together. He gave Juliet a special drink which would make her sleep and seem dead. However, due to a misunderstanding, Romeo thought Juliet was dead and took his life. When Juliet woke up and found Romeo dead, she also took her own life. Their tragic deaths brought the two families together. The Montagues and Capulets finally ended their feud. Vocabulary Banish : send someone away from the country as punishment