In Verona, ii noble families – the Capulets and Montagues – take been enemies feuding for a long time. When ii Capulet servants brawl in the street with two Montague servants, the Prince of Verona vows that further public violence will effect in expiry for the perpetrators. Lord and Lady Montague question their nephew Benvolio nearly the quarrel, glad their son Romeo was not involved. Romeo has non been coming home nights, Benvolio learns that Romeo is hopelessly in beloved with a woman who spurns his advances, causing his sadness. Benvolio tells Romeo to forget her and consider other young beauties of Verona. Meanwhile, Lord Capulet discusses a marriage arrangement for his daughter Juliet with Count Paris, and invites Paris to a party that night to run into Juliet. Capulet instructs his servant Peter to invite a listing of other guests; the illiterate Peter enlists Romeo'southward assistance in reading the list, whereby Romeo and Benvolio learn of the party and make a programme to join the festivities in order to run into Romeo's love, Rosaline, who is invited to the political party.

As Lady Capulet prepares Juliet to meet Paris, we acquire that Juliet's Nurse has a bawdy humor and is delighted that Juliet volition soon marry. Romeo and Benvolio see up with friends, including the volatile Mercutio and the young men plan to crash the Capulet political party, disguised in masks. At the political party, Romeo sees Juliet and immediately forgets Rosaline; Romeo and Juliet touch on hands, then kiss, then discover they have each fallen in love with an enemy.

Afterwards that night, Romeo'southward friends try to find him, merely decide he does not want to be found. Romeo has scaled the Capu-let walls and sees a calorie-free in a window. Spying Juliet, he speaks of his dearest. When Juliet, non noticing Romeo, shares her middle's passion with the night, Romeo speaks to her. Chop-chop recovering from fright and modesty, Juliet confesses her honey, and asks Romeo to get a bulletin to her nearly when they tin run across to marry. She volition send her Nurse to find Romeo in the morn. An exulant Romeo goes to detect Friar Lawrence, who has a passion for horticulture and who knows which plants heal, and which toxicant. The Friar tells the hasty youth to ho-hum downward, but agrees to bear the marriage in the hopes it will bring about a reapproachment betwixt the two feuding families.

Meanwhile, in the street, Benvolio predicts that Tybalt, who saw Romeo at the party, will challenge the Montague youth to a duel. When Romeo appears, Mercutio teases him near disappearing the nighttime before. Juliet's Nurse and her servant Peter as well are the target of Mercutio'south wit until Romeo sends him abroad then he can tell the Nurse to take Juliet meet him at Friar Lawrence'south cell that afternoon. An impatient Juliet finally wrests this message from the Nurse upon her return. Friar Lawrence conducts a secret hymeneals.

Equally the solar day'south heat intensifies, Benvolio and Mercutio meet Tybalt, seeking Romeo. When Romeo appears, Tybalt insults him and challenges him to fight, but Romeo – secretly married but not wanting to reveal this information – refuses. An incensed Mercu-tio pulls his sword on Tybalt. Every bit the two fight, Romeo tries to stop them, and Mercutio is dealt a fatal wound under Romeo's arm. Romeo then engages Tybalt, killing his new wife'south cousin before realizing his folly. The Capulet family insists the Prince proceed his word and put Romeo to death. Conceding that Tybalt was also at fault, the Prince spares Romeo's life, but exiles him from Verona.

When Juliet, awaiting her wedding ceremony dark, learns instead of Tybalt'due south death, she is inconsolable, as is Romeo upon hearing of his banish¬ment. The Nurse and Friar concoct for the young couple to have 1 night together before Romeo must get out for Mantua. Hoping to abate Juliet'south grief, Capulet arranges for her to marry Paris. Ro¬meo and Juliet spend i loving dark together earlier Juliet
Debi Durst and Luisa Frasconi as Nurse and Juliet
learns of the planned marriage, which she refuses. Her male parent threatens to cast her out into the streets. The Nurse counsels Juliet to ally Paris, since no one knows of her earlier wedding to Romeo. Wanting better aid, Juliet goes to the Friar, only to meet Paris, who professes his dear. Juliet threatens to kill herself if the Friar will not help her. He gives her a potion which volition induce a death-like country. The plan is that Juliet's family will put her corpse in the family unit vault, from which Romeo can collect her upon her revival and take her to Mantua. Juliet's seemingly dead body is discovered, and borne to the vault. Romeo hears news of Juliet's death and buys poison from a destitute apothecary. Friar John reports he was unable to give Romeo the bulletin well-nigh Juliet's fake expiry. When Romeo comes to the Capulet vault he meets a mourning Paris who will not depart, and the two fight. Romeo and Juliet are reunited, and the families bring together easily at last.
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