romeo and Juliet

📝 Romeo and Juliet in a Nutshell
A timeless tale of love, hate, and fate.

❤️ Act I – Love at First Sight

In the city of Verona, two noble families — the Montagues and the Capulets — are bitter enemies. Romeo (a Montague) sneaks into a Capulet party and instantly falls in love with Juliet, not knowing she’s the daughter of his family’s sworn rival. Juliet feels the same.

💍Act II – Secret Marriage

Romeo and Juliet decide to marry in secret the very next day. They go to Friar Laurence, a kind and wise monk, who agrees to marry them — hoping their love will end the feud between their families. Juliet’s Nurse supports the plan by helping deliver messages between the two lovers.

⚔️Act III – Tragedy Strikes

Tybalt (Juliet’s cousin) challenges Romeo to a duel, but Romeo refuses. Romeo’s best friend Mercutio accepts and is killed. In rage, Romeo kills Tybalt. The Prince of Verona banishes Romeo from the city. Juliet is devastated.

💊 Act IV – A Desperate Plan

Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris. To escape this forced marriage, she takes a potion from Friar Laurence that makes her appear dead for 42 hours. The plan: fake her death, escape with Romeo afterward.

💔 Act V – Death of the Lovers

Romeo never receives the message about the plan. He hears Juliet is dead, rushes to her tomb, and poisons himself beside her. Juliet wakes up, finds him dead, and stabs herself. Their tragic deaths finally unite the two families in peace.

🎭 Theme in One Line:
“Love born in hatred ends in tragedy.”