Plot

Act 1

Scene 1

Two servants for the Capulet family, Gregory and Sampson, are walking in the streets of Verona. They are talking really bad about the Montague family. Suddenly Abraham and Balthasar, two servants of the Montague family appear. Sampson and Gregory spot them and want to start a fight, but they are unable to due the strict laws that were put in order by the prince. Instead they have the idea to get the Montagues to start the fight.

Sampson bites his thumb at the Montagues (which is the Elizabethan version of a middle finger) and a few seconds later everyone is fighting. During the fighting the Prince of Verona shows up and orders the two families to stop fighting. After that Romeo returns from the garden and tells Benvolio that he fell in love with Rosaline, but she does not love him back.

Scene 2

Paris is talking to Lord Capulet about marrying his daughter Juliet. At first

Act 3

Scene 1

Mercutio begins a fight with Tybalt. Romeo becomes evident and is offended by Tybalt, so he goes between the two men. Tybalt wounded Mercutio that he falls on the ground. For this reason Tybalt and his men escape. He is so wounded that he dies and Romeo is ravage. After this, Tybalt returns and there is a second fight, but now between him and Romeo. This time dies Tybalt and Romeo is in panic, so he escaped. The Prince thinks, that there was enough blood and as a result of this, Romeo has to live in an exile.

Act 3

Romeo cries becaus of his live in the exile.

Scene 4

There is a conversation between Lord Capulet, Paris and Lady Capulet about the marriage of Juliet. The Lord decides the day of it.