In Verona, two noble families – the Capulets and Montagues – take been enemies feuding for a long time. When two Capulet servants brawl in the street with 2 Montague servants, the Prince of Verona vows that further public violence will event in death for the perpetrators. Lord and Lady Montague question their nephew Benvolio about the quarrel, glad their son Romeo was not involved. Romeo has not been coming home nights, Benvolio learns that Romeo is hopelessly in dearest 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 organization for his daughter Juliet with Count Paris, and invites Paris to a party that night to meet Juliet. Capulet instructs his retainer Peter to invite a list of other guests; the illiterate Peter enlists Romeo'south help in reading the list, whereby Romeo and Benvolio learn of the party and make a plan to join the festivities in order to come across Romeo's honey, Rosaline, who is invited to the party.

As Lady Capulet prepares Juliet to see Paris, we larn that Juliet'south Nurse has a bawdy humour and is delighted that Juliet will soon marry. Romeo and Benvolio meet up with friends, including the volatile Mercutio and the young men programme to crash the Capulet party, disguised in masks. At the political party, Romeo sees Juliet and immediately forgets Rosaline; Romeo and Juliet touch hands, then kiss, and then discover they accept each fallen in dearest with an enemy.

Afterwards that nighttime, Romeo's friends attempt to find him, simply decide he does not want to be found. Romeo has scaled the Capu-let walls and sees a light in a window. Spying Juliet, he speaks of his love. When Juliet, non noticing Romeo, shares her center's passion with the dark, Romeo speaks to her. Quickly recovering from fright and modesty, Juliet confesses her love, and asks Romeo to get a message to her almost when they can meet to ally. She will transport her Nurse to find Romeo in the morning. An exulant Romeo goes to find Friar Lawrence, who has a passion for horticulture and who knows which plants heal, and which poison. The Friar tells the jerky youth to ho-hum down, but agrees to conduct the marriage in the hopes it will bring about a reapproachment between 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 about disappearing the night before. Juliet's Nurse and her servant Peter also are the target of Mercutio's wit until Romeo sends him away and then he tin can tell the Nurse to accept Juliet meet him at Friar Lawrence's jail cell that afternoon. An impatient Juliet finally wrests this bulletin from the Nurse upon her return. Friar Lawrence conducts a hugger-mugger wedding.

As the day's heat intensifies, Benvolio and Mercutio meet Tybalt, seeking Romeo. When Romeo appears, Tybalt insults him and challenges him to fight, but Romeo – secretly married just not wanting to reveal this information – refuses. An incensed Mercu-tio pulls his sword on Tybalt. As the two fight, Romeo tries to end them, and Mercutio is dealt a fatal wound nether Romeo's arm. Romeo then engages Tybalt, killing his new married woman'southward cousin before realizing his folly. The Capulet family insists the Prince continue his word and put Romeo to decease. Conceding that Tybalt was too at mistake, the Prince spares Romeo's life, but exiles him from Verona.

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Debi Durst and Luisa Frasconi as Nurse and Juliet
learns of the planned spousal relationship, which she refuses. Her father 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 meliorate help, Juliet goes to the Friar, only to encounter Paris, who professes his love. Juliet threatens to kill herself if the Friar will not help her. He gives her a potion which volition induce a decease-similar state. The plan is that Juliet's family unit will put her corpse in the family vault, from which Romeo tin collect her upon her revival and take her to Mantua. Juliet'south seemingly dead body is discovered, and borne to the vault. Romeo hears news of Juliet's expiry and buys poison from a destitute apothecary. Friar John reports he was unable to give Romeo the message about Juliet's fake death. When Romeo comes to the Capulet vault he meets a mourning Paris who volition not depart, and the ii fight. Romeo and Juliet are reunited, and the families join hands at last.
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