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Scarica Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare - Sintesi inglese e più Sintesi del corso in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! ROMEO AND JULIET The setting is Verona, where two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are locked in a violent feud. First Act. This act is composed of a series of dialogues about the courtly concept of love, which was linked to melancholy and holy devotion. It ends with the scene of the masque and the meeting of the main characters: Romeo, the son of Lord Montague, and Juliet, Lord Capulet’s daughter. Second Act. The second act concentrates on the development of the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. This act ends with the secret wedding of the two lovers in the chapel by the friendly priest, Friar Laurence. In this act there is the balcony scene. Third Act. The pace of events increases. It is the longest act and can be divided into two parts: that of the public events and the part devoted to private events. Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, is killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, during a street fight. In revenge Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona to Mantua. The act ends with Romeo and Juliet’s wedding night at the Capulets’ house. Fourth Act. It is the preparatory act to the final tragedy. To avoid her marriage to Count Paris organised by her father, Juliet takes a drug given to her by Friar Laurence. This potion makes her seem dead. The friar sends a messenger to Mantua, but before he arrives, Romeo is told that Juliet is dead and decides to come back to Verona. Fifth Act. In the last scene Romeo poisons himself after seeing Juliet apparently dead in the tomb, while Juliet, waking from her trance, sees Romeo dead and stabs herself with his dagger. Themes: love, fate and chance