Final Project-Romeo & Juliet
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- Juliet comes to the friar to tell him that she will kill herself if she has to marry Paris, with who she is in an arranged marriage. Friar Lawrence tells her to calm down and that he has a plan. She is to go along with the marriage, and the night before, drink this potion to seem like she's dead, but she will really be in a deep sleep. Friar Lawrence will send a letter to Romeo so he can rescue her, and the two can live happily in Mantua together.
- The night before, Juliet drank the potion and fell into a deep sleep. The next morning, the nurse came to wake Juliet to find her "dead". She called out and Lady Capulet, Capulet, Paris, and Friar Lawrence all came rushing in to find her dead. The all weep over her. The friar tells them that Juliet is in a better place and that they should lay her to rest.
- On a street in Mantua, Romeo's servant, Balthasar, comes to tell Romeo that Juliet is dead. Romeo is really upset and tells Balthasar to hire some horses so they can ride back to Verona and he can be with his Juliet. Right before Balthasar goes, Romeo asks if he has a letter from Friar Lawrence, he does not. When Balthasar leaves Romeo tells himself that he will be with Juliet that night.
- Friar Lawrence is in his cell when Friar John comes in. Friar Lawrence asks if Romeo got his letter, but Friar John tells him he wasn't able to deliver the letter. He says that he was quarantined in a house because people thought he had the plague. Friar Lawrence is shocked, but he says that he will have to rescue Juliet himself since he thinks Romeo won't be there.
- Romeo goes to Juliet's tomb that night to find Paris hiding in the shadows, they both fight, and Romeo ends up killing Paris. Romeo sees Juliet and takes the poison that he got from the apothecary that he bought the drug from and drinks it. He dies right as Juliet wakes up. She wakes to find Romeo dead beside her, and she kisses him, hoping the poison will kill her too. When she hears someone coming, she quickly draws Romeo's dagger and kills herself.
- The Prince, Capulet, Montague, Friar Lawrence, and Balthasar come rushing in to find Romeo, Paris, and Juliet dead. Friar Lawrence explains Romeo and Juliet's love and marriage. The Prince scolds both families, saying that this is a result of the Capulet and Montague feud. Both houses decide then and there to end the feud for good, building statues in both Romeo and Juliet's honor.
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