Plot Summary

Question 1

Summarize Act 1

Answer 1

We meet the characters of the play, and learn about the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet meet, and fall instantly in love.

Question 2

Summarize act 2

Answer 2

Romeo and Juliet are married right away

Question 3

Summarize act 3

Answer 3

Mercutio is murdered by Tybalt, who is in turn killed by Romeo. Romeo is then banished from Verona.

Question 4

Summarize act 4

Answer 4

The Capulets arrange for Juliet to marry Paris. Juliet fakes her death and the Friar sends a letter to Romeo to notify him of the plan.

Question 5

Summarize act 5

Answer 5

Romeo doesn’t get the letter but learns of Juliet’s “death”. He goes to the tomb, kills Paris and then takes his own life. Juliet wakes up and also kills herself. The whole story is told and the feud resolved.

Question 6

What are the main points of a plot?

Answer 6

Introduction, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Denouement