Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Act Five

As Romeo runs and prances around the streets of Mantua, he recaives a message from his servent Balthasar, that he is to go to his love Juliet in her family tomb. He takes off on his horse. Romeo and Balthasar arrive at the tomb. Romeo enters the tomb only to find Juliet still in a deep sleep, he yells at the top of his lungs "Then i defy you, stars!" Romeo speaks to the vile, he drinks it and he dies. The Friar enters the tomb only to find that his well thought out plan has gone horribly wrong, Juliet and Romeo are truely dead, the two enimies now meet each other to discuss their children's tragic deaths, the battle of power is over.. and so is my story..

Act Three and Four

As the two men walk the narrow streets of Verona, one of them suggests to go inside to avoid a quarrel. As if on cue the notorious Tybalt comes into the picture asking for Romeo, he appears. He compliments Tybalt and Tybalt responds negatively calling Romeo a villan. Mercrutio backs Romeo up and begins to fight Tybalt, Romeo insinctivly tries to break up the fight, resulting in Mercrutio getting stabbed in the stomach, he dies not soon after. Romeo returns to find Tybalt and slays him with his sword. Friar then speaks to Paris about marrige arragments between him and Juliet. The next morning Lady Capulet tells the nurse to go wake Juliet, she finds Juliet unresponsive and in a deep sleep (she thinks she is dead).

Act Two

After Romeo leaves the party, he decides he can't go home, he must go and find Juliet. He climbs the wall, and jumps into the the Capulet courtyard, his friends begin to call his name, he does not answer them. He spots Juliet in the window above him. "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." One of the most famous speeches in the play has begun. Juliet questions him "why do you have to be a Montague?" They talk and then part to their own homes. The next morning Romeo goes to the Friar's cell and begins to explain his new found love towards Juliet a Capulet, and he demands they be married as soon as possible. Juliet sends her nurse to talk to Romeo about their wedding plans, the nurse finally returns out of breathe and tells Juliet of the good news. The two star crossed lovers are wed.

Act One

In this act, Romeo has very strong feelings for his "love" Rosaline. He thinks about her all day and all night. Finally, his friend Benvolio see him and talks to him about his issues. They are then talked to by a servent of the Capulets (whom they are sworn enemies)who can't read, he kindly asks Romeo to read off the list for him. When Romeo gets to Rosaline's name, Benvolio has a brilliant idea. Romeo and him will crash the party to look for a better looking woman. "She will make your swan look like a crow." Says Benvolio. They crash the party and a Capulet named Tybalt becomes enraged and demands Romeo is removed. At this point Romeo spots Juliet, he envys her beauty. He leaves the part only to dream about Juliet.