The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

• Act V
• Review

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Act V. scene i

• Setting A street in Mantua
• Conflict Death comes too early
• Characters
• Romeo
• had a bad dream that Juliet found him dead (oh,
  no!)
• hopes for news from Verona
• plans to return to Verona to kill himself and lie
  with Juliet
• bribes the apothecary to get the poison
• Balthasar
• delivers the news of Juliets death
• Apothecary
• tries not to sell the illegal drug
• gives in to his poverty

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Act V scene ii

• Setting Friar Lawrences cell
• Conflict Missed Messages
• Characters
• Friar John
• tells Friar Lawrence of the delay (due to
  quarantine)
• Friar Lawrence
• assumes Friar John sent word to Romeo
• sends Friar John to get him a crowbar
• decides hell have to save Juliet and bring her
  to his cell

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Act V scene iii

• Setting Churchyard near Capulet family tomb
• Conflict Death once more
• Events (in order)
• Paris comes to leave flowers on Juliets grave
  and voice his unending love
• Romeo arrives and plans to break into the tomb
  and get a ring from her finger
• Gives Balthasar a letter for his father
• Warns Balthasar not to interfere with his actions
• Balthasar sits beneath a tree and waits
• Paris stops Romeo from entering the tomb
• They fight Paris dies (wants to be placed by
  Juliet)
• Romeo says farewell to Juliet and takes the
  poison.

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Events cont.

• Romeo dies
• Friar Lawrence appears- sees the dead men
• Juliet awakes
• Friar Lawrence tells her its time to go, Romeo is
  dead
• Friar Lawrence runs away in fear
• Juliet takes Romeos dagger and kills herself

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Wrapping Up

• The watchmen arrive
• The Prince arrives
• Capulets arrive after hearing cries in the
  streets
• Montague arrives says Lady Montague is dead
• Friar Lawrence tells the whole story
• Balthasar and Pariss page confirm their roles
• Capulet forgives Montague
• Montague decides to make a golden statue of
  Juliet
• PRINCE For never was a story of more woe/ Than
  that of Juliet and her Romeo.