Romeo and Juliet

By Spoiled Brat
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Act 1 scene 1

    Scene 1
    Scene 1 takes place in Verona in a public place. Sampson and Gregory of house Capulet enter the scene armed with swords and bucklers. It is not long before they see Abraham and Balthasar and make a plan to anger them into starting a fight. Benvolio enters the scene and tries to get them to stop fighting, but Tybalt enters and starts the fight anew. Soon several members of both houses jump into the fight as well as citizens of Verona.

  • Act 1 scene 2

    Scene 2
    Scene 2 takes place in a street. Capulet and Paris enter speaking about Paris's desire to marry Capulet's daughter Juliet. Capulet says that Paris may marry Juliet but he must first win her heart. He then invites Paris to a dinner party he is throwing that night. At the end of the conversation Capulet hands his servant a piece of paper with names on it and tasks the man to find them and invite them to his party that night. Capulet and Paris exit the scene.

  • Act 1 scene 3

    Scene 3
    Scene 3 takes place in a room in the Capulet house. Lady Capulet and Nurse enter the scene with Lady Capulet asking for her daughter. Juliet enters the scene and Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks about marriage. Juliet claims it is something she dreams of. Then Lady Capulet lets Juliet know that Paris desires to marry her. A servant enters to inform Lady Capulet that guests have begun to arrive and she exits the scene. Nurse and Juliet talk a bit and then exit the scene.

  • Act 1 scene 4

    Scene 4
    Scene 4 Takes place in a street. Mercutio, Benvolio and Romeo are wearing masks and are traveling with several other maskers and torchbearers. They speak amongst each other believing that not only will their masks keep them from being detected as Montagues, but they also vow to stay for just one dance. Because Romeo is still pining for Rosaline, Mercutio teases him with the story of Queen Mab. They exit the scene.

  • Act 1 scene 5

    Scene 5
    Scene 5 takes place in a hall in Capulet's House. It begins with a conversation between two servants. As they speak Capulet enters with Juliet and others of his house. Capulet addresses the guests and tells them to have a good time. Capulet converses with a cousin and during this time Romeo sees Juliet. He asks a servant who she is. The servant tells him he doesn't know. Romeo then launches into a poetic description of Juliet's beauty.