Acts and scenes summaries Flashcards
Act 1 scene 1
- public scene
- swordfight between the Montagues and Capulets
- the Prince states that the next fight will be sentenced to death
- Romeo is in love with Rosaline
Act 1 scene 2
- private scene
- Count Paris asks to marry Juliet
- Romeo knows about the party at Capulets when a Capulet servant asks him if he can read
Act 1 scene 3
- private scene
- Lady Capulet introduces the idea of marriage to Juliet
Act 1 scene 4
- private scene
- Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio on their way to Capulets party
- Romeo worries about a dream that he had
- Mercutio talks about Queen Mab
Act 1 scene 5
- a public scene at Capulets
- a key turning point
- Romeo and Juliet fall in love but discover they are from different houses
Act 2 scene 1
- private scene
- Romeo sneaks back to the Capulets to meet Juliet
- Romeo’s friends try to find him
Act 2 scene 2
- private scene
- long scene- this makes the audience feel the intimacy of Romeo and Juliet’s love
- Romeo and Juliet balcony scene
Act 2 scene 3
-private scene
-introduction to Friar Lawrence through his soliloquy
Romeo goes to see Friar Lawrence to tell him about Juliet
Act 2 scene 4
- private matter in a public area
- the Nurse visits Romeo and he tells her about the wedding plan
Act 2 scene 5
- private scene
- Juliet waits for the Nurse to tell her the plans for the wedding
- the Nurse teases Juliet about her upcoming wedding
Act 2 scene 6
- private scene
- turning point
- Romeo and Juliet get married
Act 3 scene 1
- public scene 1 hour after the wedding
- turning point
- Tybalt and Mercutio fight and Mercutio is killed
- Romeo kills Tybalt
- Romeo is banished
- juxtapositioned to Act 2 scene 6 (the wedding)
Act 3 scene 2
- private scene
- 3 hours after the wedding
- 2 hours after the fight
- the Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo has been banished
Act 3 scene 3
- private scene
- Romeo is hidden at Friar Lawrence’s cell
- Romeo tries to kill himself
Act 3 scene 4
- private scene
- Lord Capulet decides to let Paris marry Juliet on Thursday to cheer her up
Act 3 scene 5
- private scene
- Romeo and Juliet consumate their marriage
- Juliet refuses to marry Paris and she argues with her parents
Act 4 scene 1
- private scene
- Friar Lawrence give Juliet poison
Act 4 scene 2
- private scene
- Juliet pretends she’s excited to marry Paris
- she asks for forgiveness
Act 4 scene 3
- -private scene
- Juliet takes the poison
Act 4 scene 4
- private scene
- wedding preparations
- Nurse sent to wake up Juliet
Act 4 scene 5
- private scene
- Capulets find Juliet dead
- Friar Lawrence begins to arrange funeral
Act 5 scene 1
- private scene
- Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead
- Romeo decides to buy poison and kill himself at the tomb
Act 5 scene 2
- private scene
- Friar Lawrence discovers Romeo didn’t get the message
- Friar Lawrence goes to Juliet’s tomb to wait for her to wake up
Act 5 scene 3
-private tomb but public scene
-Romeo kills Paris
Romeo drinks poison
-Juliet wakes up but finds Romeo’s body and kills herself
The Capulets and Montagues arrive too late
-the denouement- this is the scene where all the loose ends are tied together
