Romeo and Juliet - Summary

Romeo and Juliet summary
Opera begins in the public square in Verona, where Sampson and

Gregory, two Capulets servants are speaking out loud about their
hatred for the Montague family. The two make puns about how
they would like to defeat the Montague mens and conquer their
womens. Their banter is interrupted when they are being spotted
by two Montague servants. Gregory and Sampson try to
determine the best way to begin the fight without being held
accountable, and Sampson decides to act against Montagues. So
it addresses a form of insult, immediately after that, Abraham and
Balthasar, the two Montague men, take offense and respond with
a verbal quarrel.
Then suddenly Benvolio arrives and sees this fight and draws his
sword to force peace upon both parties. However, the fight
continues once Tybalt comes too. All of them were finally
convinced to give up the conflict by the childrens of the two
families. Then lady Montague asks about Romeo, but Benvolio
and Montague are decided to make him abandon the love that
ignites in him.
In the scene 2 of act 1, Paris tells Capulet that he wants to marry
Juliet, and that will not abandon that idea with easiness. Romeo
finds from his servant that will be a party at the palace and
decides to participate.
Her mother announces Juliet that Paris wants to marry her, but
she refuses. At the party organized by Capulet, Romeo is among
Mercutio, Benvolio and Tybalt, they have just arrived wearing
masks. Romeo succeeds to his chosen one and to kiss her even.
After this moment, Romeos friends find out that Romeo has
intruded into Capulets garden to talk to Juliet. After all that
episode Romeo goes to father Lawrence to ask him to marry
them. More lately, the four friends are discussing and at some
point are being interrupted by Juliets nurse who wants to be
reassured that the plans Romeo has for Juliet are at least sincere.
After she finds that thing she tells Juliet, which goes to father
Lawrence to confess herself. Here she meets his chosen one,
and after that they will also marry. Afterwards in a public square
theres a sword confrontation between Romeo and Tybalt, but
Mercutio intervenes and tries to separate them but is killed by
Tybalt. Finally, Tybalt provokes Romeo again but this one murder
it. The Prince and Lady are finding out about this happening and
decide that Romeo has to pay with his life for these actions.
Then a discussion takes place between the nurse and Juliet in
which the nurse disapproves the positive reaction of the girl in the
matter of the killers, of his cousin, Tybalt.
Meanwhile, Romeo hides himself in the chapel of father
Lawrence, but the nurse traces him till there. This one delivers
him a ring from Juliet and tells him about Juliets mood.
After all that, Juliet speaks with his mother about her father plans
to marry her to Paris.
His father finds out and argue with her. Meanwhile, the nurse tries
to convince her to marry with the noble one because of her
certainty she has that Romeo will die for sure. After the fight with
his parents, Juliet goes to confess herself to father Lawrence,
which advise her to marry Paris on Wednesday, and encourage
her to do one thing before the wedding night. Father Lawrence
tells her drink the liquor from a bottle that he is going to give her,
which will create the impression that she is dead, but she will get
up after 48 hours. Wedding day has arrived; all the preparations
were on a roll and all members of the family, along with the
servants were entirely employed in the event. Juliet drinks the
content of the small bottle and later on, his nurse finds her in the
bed. All members of the family are getting announced that the
wedding will not take place.
Balthasar announces Romeo that his loved one it is dead, then
after he buys from a pharmacist a small bottle of poison and walk
towards the place. After the funeral of Juliet in the family tomb,
Romeo fights with Paris and kills him. Meanwhile, father
Lawrence tries to arrive quickly and to inform Romeo that all has
been a setup, but he discusses too much time with Balthasar and
comes too late.
He finds the boy lying on the ground, poisoned. Juliet awakens
from his induced state and sees Romeo lying and still, and shortly
after she is taking a dagger that Romeo had on it and committed
suicide.
All the members of the family discover the bodies without life and
find out from Lawrence all that happened. In the end, both
families have putted down the swords and have reconcile,
reaching the conclusion that their hatred led to the death of
Romeo and Juliet.

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