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Yes, that's correct. Romeo assumes Juliet is actually dead, and in his grief he chooses to take his own life. This tragic misunderstanding is a pivotal moment in the play, fueling the series of events that ultimately lead to the death of both Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo poisons himself
Romeo poisons himself. Juliet stabs herself.
"Where is my lord?"
The ironic part is that Juliet drank a potion to make it look like she was dead. While Romeo drank a poison to actually kill himself, both poisons and potions come from plants which is what friar Laurence was explaining in act 1.
The man that Juliet's parents engaged Juliet to, Count Paris. He is there to grieve Juliet but Romeo soon kills Paris and then poisons himself.
In Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Romeo takes poison because he believes Juliet is dead. He does this out of grief and love for her, wanting to be with her in death. This tragic act ultimately leads to both Romeo and Juliet's demise.
Romeo takes his own life, here is the story Romeo hears of Juliet's death, Romeo enters the tomb, finds Juliet's 'corpse' and poisons himself. Juliet wakes from her drug induced 'death' to find Romeo dead. Unable to live without him, she stabs herself.
The audience knows that Romeo is not dead when Juliet finds him in the tomb, but Juliet believes he is actually deceased. This dramatic irony creates tension and suspense as the audience watches the tragic events play out.
Shortly after Romeo poisons himself. the friar arrives and Juliet wakes up. Had he only kept on soliloquizing for a minute or two there would have been a happy ending.
Romeo speaks to himself in the aside in "Romeo and Juliet", scene two. Asides are used so that the character can say something to the audience that the other characters are not supposed to be able to hear.
There is no Benjamin in Romeo and Juliet ... unless he is in the audience.