The play took place in Verona and Mantua and set in the 13th or 14th Century/Early 1500s.Much of the action takes place in Juliet’s house.
2)CHARACTERS
Romeo-a young man of the Montague family
Benvolio-He is Romeo’s cousin
Mercutio-He is Romeo’s friend
Montague-Romeo’s father
Balthasar-Romeo’s servant
Juliet-a young woman of the Capulet family
Lady Capulet-Juliet’s mother
Capulet/Lord Capulet-Juliet’s father
Paris-a nobleman; suitor of Juliet
Nurse-She is Juliet’s Nurse
Tybalt-He is Juliet’s cousin
Friar Laurence- He is a priest
Friar John-He is also a priest
Prince of Verona
3)PLOT
I.INTRODUCTION
Romeo is walking on the road along with his cousin Benvolio. He cheers up Romeo because he is rejected by a girl named Rosaline. Benvolio then urges Romeo to join him in gate crashing the Capulet …show more content…
The potion has produced the resemblance of death and the wedding feast is turned into a funeral.
The scene shifts to Mantua. When Balthasar brings him news of Juliet's burial.Romeo was grievous.Then he buys a fatal poison and goes to the tomb to die with his beloved.
V.DENOUMENT
The happenings are so tragic to the end and drags down not only the two star-crossed lovers but Paris as well. After this tragic ending of the love and the feud, the Friar explains the marriage and scehemes.At last the family feud is ended by the death of the star-crossed lovers.
4) POINT OF VIEW
Majority of the parts in the play are in first person point of view, But in some parts in the play, there were also third person point of view.
5) STAGING
There were balconies and tombs; “ups” and “downs” on the stage. There were feasts in the play. It is as if Shakespeare used every stage trick he could to heighten the drama.There is the masquerade, the passionate lovers, and duels.
A good example of the flexibility of Shakespeare's stage is the scene where Romeo stays on stage, while the scene apparently changes from outside the Capulets' wall to