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What Is The Relationship Between Romeo And Juliet

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The Play Romeo and Juliet takes place in the city of Verona, which is located in Northern Italy. The time period is approximately set in the fourteenth or fifteenth century and was written by William Shakespeare. When the play begins, there is a brawl between a montague servant and a capulet servant. Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin, attempts to be the peacemaker by trying to break up the fight. However, he gets sucked into it when Tybalt (Juliet’s cousin) arrives. After the fight incident occurs, the prince of Verona (Escalus) scolded the two servants because the citizens and himself has had enough with the frequent violent outbreaks amongst the two families. Prince Escalus tells them whoever starts any conflict to disturb the peace again will be …show more content…

He wants to attack, but Capulet doesn’t want blood to shed in house. Soon afterwards, Romeo has a conversation with Juliet and they end up kissing each other. But they soon find out that their families are rivals. When Mercutio and Benvolio leave the estate, Romeo jumps over the orchard wall into the garden. He sees his beloved inside and hears her say his name. He shouts out to her and they profess their love for one another. They both decide to marry each other. Romeo then goes to Friar Lawrence (his good friend and confessor) to ask him to help him arrange a marriage in secret. Friar Lawrence concurs and sees the possibility of ending the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. The following day, Romeo and Juliet get married and has plans for their wedding night. Next, Benvolio and Mercutio encounter Tybalt, who is still angered about Romeo attending the party, decides to challenge him to a duel. When Romeo appears, he refuses to fight, but Mercutio takes on the challenge. Romeo tries to end the fight by coming in between the combatants, but Tybalt stabs Mercutio underneath Romeo’s arm and kills him. In a rage, Romeo attacks Tybalt and murders him. Once the prince hears about the incident, he exiles him from Verona forever and if he returns, Romeo will be put to death. Friar Lawrence devises a plan for Romeo to spend time with Juliet on their wedding night before he has to leave Verona to go to Mantua. While Juliet waits for her new husband

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