A summary of Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

The basic plot - is two people from different social backgrounds fall in love . It is a secret love and noone other than the Friar Lawrence knows about it. The Montagues and Capulets are constantly fighting. Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, attacks Romeo, killing Romeo's friend Mercutio, Romeo seeks revenge, killing Tybalt, and as a result is banished from Verona. Friar Lawrence seeks to reunite the two lovers by preparing for Juliet a potion which will make her appear dead. The Friar tries to send word to Romeo but his message does not reach Romeo.

Juliet is buried in the Capulet's catacomb and Romeo seeks her out. Finding her 'dead' he then poisons himself with a potion purchased from an alchemist. Juliet wakes moments later and finding her dead lover by her side then commits suicide.

The Tow feuding families discover the truth about their children's secret love and decide to end their feud and live in peace using Romeo and Juliet as an example of what tragedies can befall those who live to fight.

Answer 2

Juliet takes a potion that pits her in a state of death so that she can be with Romeo. A messenger is sent to Romeo to tell him of the plan but the messenger never gets to him because he's is told to stay in the town coz of the risk of the plauge. Romeo fetus a message instead saying Juliet Is dead and he heads back to see her and he kills himself to be with the supposed dead Juliet, Juliet wakes up seeing dead Romeo and then kills herself. The two family feuds end and don't won't any more unnecessary blood spilt.

Answer 3

well romeo and Juliet were from seprate families who were rival with each other.but they ended up falling on love deeply. both families did not aprove . so romeo and Juliet got secretly married.both families found out.so they thought they should do suicide so they could be together in after life. PS this is not a real story

Answer 4

Romeo is from one family in Verona Italy and Juliet is from another family in Verona. The families don't like each other, but Romeo sneaks into a party held by Juliet's family and meets her. They fall in love, but know that they can't tell anyone . To make matters worse the younger men of the families meet and Romeo's cousin dies. Juliet is also told by her father she is to marry an older man he has picked for her. She goes to her priest and a plot is made that he will marry Romeo and Juliet in secret, but on the day she is too marry the man her father chose she will take a sleeping potion that will make it seem like she is dead. She sends a note to Romeo to tell him that this will happen, but he doesn't get it. He hears she died, goes to her tomb to say goodby, and to kill himself. He is dying when Juliet wakes from her sleep and because she doesn't want to live without him she kills herself.