She says she will kill herself and pulls out a dagger. She doesn't kill herself at that point, though. In the end she wakes up in the vault with Paris, Tybalt, and Romeo dead beside her. She finds the empty cup of poison in Romeo's hand so she kisses him, takes his dagger, stabs herself, and falls into his arms, dead. The Capulets and Montagues mourn and grieve but they end the fued, shake hands, and decide to build golden statues of Romeo and Juliet for the town. The End. :)
The Friar gives Juliet a vial of potion that will make her appear dead to help her escape her arranged marriage to Paris. This plan is meant to give Juliet time to be with Romeo and avoid marrying Paris.
No, Juliet does not fall into a coma at the end of Act 4. She takes a potion that simulates death so that she can avoid marrying Paris and be with Romeo.
He gives her the Sleeping Potion to simulate death, so that she can avoid marrying Paris and committing bigamy.
Romeo wants the Friar to marry him to Juliet.
Friar Lawrence wanted Juliet to join a sisterhood of nuns as a last resort to avoid marrying Paris and potentially finding a way to be with Romeo. He believed this drastic measure would protect Juliet and avoid a tragic outcome in her life.
In the first three scenes of Act Four, Juliet's major goal is to avoid marrying Paris. For the remainder of Act Four she is unconscious. In that state she doesn't have much of a goal at all.
Juliet meets Friar Lawrence at his cell, where they form a plan to fake her death using a potion that will make her appear lifeless. She hopes to avoid marrying Paris and reunite with Romeo.
The drug given by Friar Lawrence to Juliet is meant to induce a death-like coma. This allows Juliet to avoid marrying Paris and gives Friar Lawrence time to reunite her with Romeo.
She would rather marry Romeo than Paris...
Friar Laurence hopes that his plan for Juliet to fake her own death will allow her to avoid marrying Paris and ultimately reunite with Romeo. He believes this will bring peace and happiness to both Juliet and Romeo, ending the feud between their families.
Act IV of Romeo and Juliet focuses on the plan devised by Friar Laurence to help Juliet avoid marrying Paris by faking her death. Juliet takes a potion that makes her appear dead, allowing her to be placed in the Capulet vault until Romeo can rescue her. However, miscommunication leads to tragic consequences for the young lovers.
Romeo's servant brings him news of Juliet's death in Mantua. The servant is unaware that Juliet's death is a ruse to avoid marrying Paris, leading Romeo to return to Verona and ultimately take his own life.