Basic Plot Summary Flashcards
What does the opening prologue tell us?
That the Capulet and Montague families of Verona, Italy, have had a long standing fight.
What does the opening prologue warn us about?
That their children will die.
Who are their children and what do they do?
Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love.
What do they know they won’t be able to do so they do it in secret?
Marry each other.
What happens before their wedding night?
Romeo kill Juliet’s cousin Tybalt in a duel, and in the morning he is forced to leave her.
What happens if he ever returns to the city?
He will be put to death.
Who is Juliet told she must marry and what is the issue with it?
Paris, who was chosen by her parents, who do not know she is already married.
Why does Juliet change her mind about the wedding?
As she plans to fake her death and escape to be with Romeo.
What does Juliet take and where do her parents lay her?
She takes a sleeping potion appearing to be dead and is put in a tomb by her parents.
What happens as a result of her fake death and why?
Romeo kills himself when he finds her ‘dead’ as he did not know of her plan.
What happens when Juliet wakes up?
She finds Romeo dead and then kill’s herself.
