Plot Summary GapFill

Act I

Act I has five scenes and the time frame is Thursday–Friday Sunday Friday Monday . Act I opens with Romeo telling Benvolio that he loves Rosaline Montagues and Capulets brawling in the streets of Verona Romeo and Juliet meeting and falling in love the death of Tybalt and closes with the banishment of Romeo Romeo and Juliet’s first kiss Romeo and Juliet’s wedding Romeo and Juliet discovering that they are from rival families . The most important event in Act I is the banishment of Romeo Romeo and Juliet meeting and falling in love Montagues and Capulets brawling in the streets of Verona the death of Paris .

Act II

Act II has six scenes and the time frame is Sunday–Monday. Act II opens with Romeo climbing over the wall into Capulet's orchard and closes with Romeo and Juliet meeting and falling in love the banishment of Romeo Friar Lawrence preparing to marry Romeo and Juliet Capulet telling Paris to woo Juliet . The most important event in Act II is Romeo and Juliet declaring their love for each other in Capulet’s orchard Friar Lawrence devising a plan for how Romeo and Juliet can be together Capulet telling Paris to woo Juliet the banishment of Romeo .

Act III

Act III has six five four two scenes and the time frame is Monday–Tuesday. Act III opens with the death of Mercutio Lady Capulet telling Juliet about the death of Tybalt Benvolio and Mercutio discussing their concerns about a brawl with the Capulets Paris discussing his marriage to Juliet with Friar Lawrence and closes with Juliet bidding farewell to Romeo, arguing with her parents over her planned marriage to Paris and considering suicide. The most important events in Act III are the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, the banishment of Romeo, and Romeo and Juliet considering that they would prefer to die than be separated.

Act IV

Act IV has four scenes and the time frame is Tuesday–Wednesday. Act IV opens with Paris grieving in Juliet’s tomb Paris discussing his marriage to Juliet with Friar Lawrence Peter and the musicians exchanging insults after the musicians refuse to play a happy tune Lady Capulet telling Juliet about the death of Tybalt and closes with Friar Lawrence learning that Friar John failed to deliver his letter to Romeo the Nurse discovering Juliet’s lifeless body and thinking that she is dead Juliet’s suicide Peter and the musicians exchanging insults after the musicians refuse to play a happy tune . The most important event in Act IV is Juliet taking the potion to make herself appear dead.

Act V

Act V has three scenes and the time frame is Wednesday–Thursday. Act V opens with the death of Paris Paris grieving in Juliet’s tomb Balthasar telling Romeo that Juliet is dead the Nurse advising Juliet to marry Paris and closes with the Nurse discovering Juliet’s lifeless body and thinking that she is dead Friar Lawrence devising a plan for how Romeo and Juliet can be together Romeo and Juliet’s suicides Capulet and Montague ending the feud between the two families . The most important event in Act V is Juliet seeing the ghost of her cousin, Tybalt Romeo and Juliet’s suicides Montagues and Capulets brawling in the streets of Verona Capulet telling Paris to woo Juliet .