In the town of Verona there lived two
families, the Capulets and the Montagues. They engaged in a bitter feud. Among
the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded young man with an eye for the ladies.
One day, Romeo attended the feast of the Capulets', a costume party where he
expected to meet his love, Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family.
Once there, however, Romeo's eyes felt upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline
no more.
The vision
of Juliet had been invading his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo returned
late that night to the Juliet's bedroom window. There, he was surprised to find
Juliet on the balcony, professing her love for him and wishing that he were not
a "Montague", a name behind his own. "What's in a name? That
which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo was
ready to deny his name and professed his love. The two agreed to meet at nine
o-clock the next morning to be married.
Early the
next morning, Romeo came to Friar Lawrence begging the friar to marry him to
Juliet. The Friar performed the ceremony, praying that the union might someday
put an end to the feud between the two families. He advised Romeo kept the
marriage a secret for a time.
On the way
home, Romeo chanced upon his friend Mercutio arguing with Tybalt, a member of
the Capulet clan. That qurreling last caused Merquito died. Romeo was reluctant
no longer. He drew his sword and slew Tybalt died. Romeo realized he had made a
terrible mistake. Then Friar Lawrence advised Romeo to travel to Mantua until
things cool down. He promised to inform Juliet.
In the other
hand, Juliet's father had decided the time for her to marry with Paris. Juliet
consulted Friar Lawrence and made a plot to take a sleeping potion for Juliet
which would simulate death for three days. The plot proceeded according to the
plan. Juliet was sleeping in death.
Unfortunately,
The Friar's letter failed to reach Romeo. Under the cover of darkness, he broke
into Juliet's tomb. Romeo kissed the lips of his Juliet one last time and drank
the poison. Meanwhile, the effects of the sleeping potion wear off. Juliet woke
up calling for Romeo. She found her love next to her but was lying dead, with a
cup of poison in his hand. She tried to kiss the poison from his lips, but
failed. Then Juliet put out his dagger and plunged it into her breast. She died
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