Location: Mantua

Time: Wednesday morning

Characters: Romeo, Balthasar, Apothecary

Events: Romeo is awaiting a letter from Friar and continuosly asks for it, Balthasar informs Romeo of Juliets death. Romeo plans to go to town to her grave and take his life with a deadly poison he illegaly bought from Apothecary.

Quote: “There is thy gold, worse poison to men’s souls, Doing more murder in this loathsome world.”-Romeo