English - Romeo and Juliet Summary Flashcards
What happens in act 1, scene 1?
• Sampson and Gregory fight in the street with
Abram and Balthasar
• The fight was eventually broken by the prince
What happens in act 1, scene 2?
• Paris asks capulet for permission to marry Juliet
• Capulet is hesitant; no deal is arranged
• Capulet announces a party
• Benvolio believes that the party is an excellent
opportunity for Romeo to discover that rosaline isn’t
the most beautiful women.
• Romeo agrees
What happens in act 1, scene 3?
• Lady Capulet attempts to convince Juliet that marriage
and child-rearing are a women’s responsibilities
• Juliet is not impressed, despite the insistence that
Paris would make an excellent husband
What happens in act 1, scene 4?
• Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio are on their way to the
party
• Romeo is having second thoughts about attending
because he is feeling depressed about Rosaline
What happens in act 1, scene 5?
• Romeo sees Juliet and marvels at her beauty
• Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s voice and knows that he is
a Montague
• Tybalt points him out to Capulet and threatens to kill
Romeo
• Capulet orders him not to disturb the feast
• Romeo and Juliet meet, and proclaim their love for
each other
What happens in act 2, scene 1?
• Benevolent and Mercuric try to find Romeo
• Mercuric makes fun of Romeo and the whole idea of
romantic love
• Romeo wants to be alone and hides
What happens in act 2, scene 2?
• Romeo visits the Capulet mansion at night and hides in
the garden
• He spots Juliet on a balcony and overhears her
declare that she loves him
• Romeo makes his presence known and they discuss
their love
• Juliet agrees to marry Romeo if his intentions are
honorable
• They part and Romeo goes off to make the necessary
wedding preparations
What happens in act 2, scene 3?
• Romeo goes to meet Friar Laurence, his friend and
religious confessor
• Friar Laurence advice Romeo to be cautious, but is
willing to perform the marriage
• He hopes that the marriage will end the Montague-
capulet feud
What happens in act 2, scene 4?
• We learn that Mercutio hates Tybalt
• He has the courage and the physical strength to
confront him
• Romeo gives the Nurse instructions that he and Juliet
shall be married at Friar Laurence’s cell that very
afternoon
• The Nurse agrees to deliver the information to Juliet
What happens in act 2, scene 5?
• Juliet has been waiting three hours for the promised
word from Romeo
• The Nurse arrives back and refuses to answer Juliet’s
questions
• Nurse then delivers the message that Juliet is to
meet Romeo at Friar Laurence’s cell, where the
marriage will take place
What happens in act 2. scene 6?
• Romeo is cautioned by Friar Laurence to show
moderation
• Juliet enters and the two confess their love
• Friar prepares the wedding ceremony
What happens in act 3, scene 1?
• Tybalt enters looking for Romeo, Mercutio confronts
Tybalt
• Tybalt challenges Romeo, Mercutio intervenes
• Tybalt is then slain
• Romeo then draws on Tybalt and he is slain
• The prince arrives and Romeo is banished and
will be killed on sight if he is found within the
city
What happens in act 3, scene 2?
• The nurse enters and tells Juliet of the death of Tybalt
and of Romeo’s banishment
• The Nurse promise to find Romeo so that the two
can have a final meeting before Romeo goes into
exile
What happens in act 3, scene 3?
• Romeo shows great grief at the sudden turn of events
in his life with the Friar Lawrence
• The Nurse enters and conveys the news of Juliet’s
grief and turmoil to Romeo, who threatens to kill
himself.
• Friar then devises a way for Romeo to escape to
Mantua, where he will be safe until all the
difficulties can be resolved
What happens in act 3. scene 4?
• Capulet declares that paris will marry Juliet on
Thursday
What happens in act 3, scene 5?
• Romeo and Juliet part after spending a night together
• Lady Capulet declares revenge for Romeo and says
she will have him killed and announces that Juliet is
to marry paris on Thursday
• Juliet rejects the marriage, and she is threatened
with banishment from her family
• Juliet goes to Friar Laurence for help
What happens in act 4, scene 1?
• Paris and Juliet meet at Friar’s cell
• Paris is there to arrange his marriage to Juliet; Juliet
is there for Friar’s aid
• Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion that will give
her the appearance of death
• Friar also has a plan that will allow Romeo
to rescue Juliet from the tomb and take her to
Mantua
What happens in act 4, Scene 2?
• Capulet makes wedding preparations, and Juliet
returns
• She pretends to agree to her father’s wishes
• Juliet and the Nurse retire to Juliet’s room to
prepare the clothing and jewelry she will wear
What happens in act 4, scene 3?
• Juliet drinks the potion, but considers and fears what
the potion might do to her
What happens in act 4, scene 4?
- Preparations are being made for the wedding feast
* Capulet calls for the nurse to awaken Juliet
What happens in act 4, scene 5?
• The nurse attempts to awaken Juliet but cannot
• Juliet is declared to be dead, and capulet decides
that the proposed wedding shall give way to a
funeral
What happens in act 5, scene 1?
• Balthasar brings Romeo the news of Juliet’s death
• Romeo decides to go to Juliet’s tomb, but not before
seeking an apothecary who will sell him poison
• He finds the individual and makes the purchase
What happens in act 5, Scene 2?
• Friar John is unable to go to Mantua with the message for Romeo
• He came in contact with a carrier of the plague and
he is prevented from leaving the city of Verona
• Friar Laurence decides to go to the tomb of Juliet
himself in order to awaken her
What happens in act 5, Scene 3?
• Romeo and Balthasar come to place flowers on
Juliet’s grave
• Paris has arrived at the same time to perform the
same ritual
• Romeo bids Balthasar to stay at a distance
• Romeo opens the tomb just as paris approaches;
paris recognizes Romeo as a montague and
challenges him
• Romeo slays paris and paris is placed inside the
tomb
• Romeo asks forgiveness, declares his love, and drinks
the poison, and dies
• Juliet awakens, and kills herself with Romeo’s dagger
What happens at the end of act 5, scene 3?
• The prince and capulets arrive first to discover the
horror after the watch alerts the town to the tragedy
in the tomb
• Montague’s wife dies in the exile of Romeo
• The Prince hears Friar Laurence’s explanation of the
events, and receives the letter written by Romeo to
his father
