Acts in Romeo and Juliet Information on what occurs in each act in Romeo and Juliet 3.0 / 5 based on 5 ratings ? English LiteratureRomeo and JulietGCSEAll boards Created by: Marianne BradleyCreated on: 16-05-09 12:31 Act One Fight between the Montagues and Capulets broken up by the Prince Romeo tells Benvolio he is sad because he loves Rosaline and she doesn't care for him Paris requests Juliet's hand in marriage Romeo decides to go to the Capulet feast after seeing Roasline's name on the guest list Juliet is told by Lady Capulet about Paris Tybalt recognises Romeo and tries to fight him- but is restrained by Capulet Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love - but then realised they are from opposing families 1 of 5 Act two Benvolio and Mercutio look for Romeo Romeo and Juliet meet and declare their love for one another Juliet is afraid that her kinsmen will kill him They exchange vows of love Friar Lawrence agrees to marry them in the hope that it will end the feud Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel Romeo tells the Nurse about the love - sends Juliet a ring The lovers meet and marry at the Friar's cell 2 of 5 Act 3 Tybalt, looking to kill Romeo, kills Mercutio instead Romeo tries to intervene, kills Tybalt, and is banished from Verona Friar Lawrence, the Nurse and Romeo plan his escape to Mantua Capulet agrees that pari can marry Juliet to cheer her up They plan the wedding for Thursday Juliet refuses the marriage, her and Romeo say goodbye at dawn after spending the night together Capulet threatens to disown Juliet and the Nurse lets her down by advising her to follow her father's wishes Juliet feels her only escape is death 3 of 5 Act 4 Paris tells Friar LAwrence that the wedding is now going to be on Thursday Juliet pleads for help, claiming suicide rather than marriage She is given a vial of liquor that will make her appear dead for 42 hours She will awake in the Capulet vault where Romeo will be waiting for her Juliet agrees to marry PAris and the wedding is moved to wednesday Juliet takes the potion with a dagger by her side The family mourn her "death" comfoted by a knowing Friar Lawrence 4 of 5 Act 5 A letter for Friar :awrence didn't reach Romeo Consequently, a depressed Romeo, thinking Juliet is dead, buys a poison from Verona Friar Lawrence panics after discovering the letter hasn't been delivered Romeo arrives at the tomb to find Paris guarding it He kills Paris after he tries to defend Juliet's tomb, and lays Paris' body next to juliet's Romeo takes the poison weeping over Juliet Juliet awakes to find Romeo dying and kills herself with a dagger The families discover the deaths and agree to end the feud - Lady montague is found dead after hearing of the death of Romeo 5 of 5
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