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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