3. In Verona, there lived two feuding families,
Montague and Capulet
4. A young boy of the Montague family, Romeo, is
in love with a woman named Rosaline, who
does not feel the same way. His cousin
encourages him to meet someone new, but he
feels hopeless.
5. Meanwhile, the kinsman of the prince decides
he wants to marry Juliet, and her father
approves. He arranges a party, hoping that
Juliet will fall for the kinsman there.
6. Romeo and his cousin decide to attend the
grand party for Juliet, but only because he
knows Rosaline, the woman he loves will be
there.
7. At the party, Romeo sees Juliet and falls in love
immediately, forgetting about Rosaline.
However, a young capulet spots him and
becomes mad that a Montague dare sneak into
a Capulet party.
8. The young Capulet is prepared to attack
Romeo, but the others hold him back.
9. Soon, Romeo gets the chance to speak to
Juliet, and the two have an immediate
attraction. They kiss without even knowing the
others name.
10. When Romeo finds out that Juliet is a Capulet,
the enemy of his family, he becomes very upset
11. Before Romeo leaves the party, he proclaims
how much he likes her, and they exchange
vows of love.
12. The next day, Romeo finds a friar to marry
them in secret, and the two are wed.
13. Romeo soon sees Juliet’s cousin, who wants to
fight. Since Romeo and Juliet are now married,
Romeo does not want to fight him.
14. Instead, Romeo’s cousin agrees to fight Juliet’s
cousin. Juliet’s cousin stabs and kills Romeo’s
cousin, so Romeo must avenge his death and
kill Juliet’s cousin.
16. However, he can spend one last night with
Juliet before he has to leave.
17. On their last night together, Juliet finds out that
because of the recent events, her father wants
her to marry the kinsman of the prince in 3
days.
18. She obviously does not want to marry him, so
she goes to the friar, who arranges a plan to
reunite Romeo and Juliet outside of Verona.
19. The night before her wedding to the kinsman,
she is told to drink a potion that will make her
appear dead. She will then be placed in the
crypt, where the friar and Romeo will retrieve
her.
20. However, the friar’s plan never reaches
Romeo, and all Romeo hears is that Juliet is
dead.