Location: Capulet house Time: Late evening Characters: Lady Capulet, Paris, Capulet Events: In this scene Capulet is discussing Juliet with Paris and they make thursday the date for the wedding.”
Location: Friar Lawrence Time: Late Monday night Characters: Romeo, Friar Lawrence, Nurse. Events: In this scene Romeo and Friar Lawrence are talking about how banishment is worse than death and Friar comes up with a plan to reverse his banishment. Nurse arrives in search for Romeo and finds Romeo ‘drunk in his tears’. Friar Lawrence […]
Location: Juliet’s bedroom Time: Monday night Characters: Juliet, Nurse Events: Juliet is patiently awaiting the touch of Romeo, when Nurse arrives home with some bad news for Juliet. After learning that Tybalt is dead and Romeo was the one who killed him, and now he is being banished, she is confused and upset. The Nurse […]
Location: A public place in Verona Time: Monday evening Characters: Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, Romeo, Officer, Prince, Old Montague, Their Wives Events: The boys are quarreling but not physically, Tybalt is here to fight Romeo and is willing to kill him but after Romeo admits he will not fight. Mercutio fights Tybalt but gets shot and […]
Location: Friar Lawrence’s cell Time: In the afternoon Characters: Friar Lawrence, Romeo, Juliet Events: In this scene, Romeo and Juliet get married in the cell by Friar Lawrence.
Location: Capulet’s house Time: Midday Characters: Nurse, Juliet Events: When the Nurse returns to the Capulet house, she is reluctant to tell Juliet and further puts it off by changing the subject. Finally, after the pleading of Juliet, she tells her and Juliet is so thrilled she rushes to the chapel. The nurse prepares a […]
Location: Streets of Verona Time: Midday Monday Characters: Peter, Romeo, Nurse, Mercutio, Benvolio Events: Mercutio and Benvolio are making friendly jokes about Romeo and his blind love, also discussing his death threat given by Tybalt. As Romeo returns from arranging the marriage with Friar Lawrence, His strong friendly bond with the witty Mercutio is shown […]
Location: Friar Lawrence’s cell Characters: Romeo, Friar Lawrence (priest) Time: Early Monday morning Events: Romeo is discussing the eloping to be had later on with the priest, Friar Lawrence and persuading him to go forth with the ceremony. Friar Lawrence brings up the point of him only being deeply in love with Rosaline only days […]
Location: Capulet’s orchard Time: Late Sunday night Characters: Romeo, Juliet, Nurse Events: Romeo and Juliet profess their undying love for each other and that if their families were to keep them apart then they would no longer be apart of their families. They are so overwhelmed by their lust for each other that they promise themselves […]
Location: Outsides Capulet’s orchard Time: Late Sunday night Characters: Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio Events: Romeo makes the brave yet not practical decision to return to the party, meanwhile outside the orchard gate, Benvolio and Mercutio try to lure Romeo out with harsh words and talk of Rosaline. The Montague boys are still in under the semblance […]