Shakespeare Today: Romeo and Juliet - Plot Summary

This video provides a plot summary of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. It begins with the longstanding feud between the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo, a Montague, falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet, at a party. They secretly marry, but tragedy strikes when Romeo kills Tybalt and is exiled. Juliet, facing pressure to marry Paris, takes a potion to appear dead. Romeo, unaware of the plan, believes Juliet is truly dead and takes his own life. Juliet awakens, finds Romeo dead, and kills herself. The families reconcile after the tragedy.

What event marks the beginning of Romeo and Juliet's love story?

• A duel between Romeo and Tybalt

• A letter from Juliet to Romeo

• A chance meeting at a Capulet party

• A brawl between the Montagues and Capulets

Who helps Romeo and Juliet get married secretly?

• Juliet's nurse and Friar Laurence

• Lord Capulet

• The Prince of Verona

• Paris

What consequence does Romeo face after avenging Mercutio's death?

• He is exiled

• He is imprisoned

• He is pardoned

• He is promoted

What plan does Friar Laurence devise to help Juliet avoid marrying Paris?

• He suggests she run away with Romeo

• He gives her a potion to appear dead

• He advises her to confess to her parents

• He tells her to marry Paris and then leave him

What ultimately leads to the reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets?

• The marriage of Paris and Juliet

• A peace treaty signed by both families

• The deaths of Romeo and Juliet

• The intervention of the Prince