The document provides an overview of the plot and dramatic structure of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It discusses the play's exposition, which introduces the feuding families of Montague and Capulet in Verona, as well as Romeo and Juliet. The inciting moment is when Romeo and Juliet meet at a ball. Subsequent rising action includes their famous balcony scene and secret marriage. The climax occurs when Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt, leading to Romeo's banishment. In the falling action, plans are made for Juliet to marry Paris, leading to her faking her death. The denouement sees both lovers die upon discovering one another.