Romeo and Juliet
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet lived in Verona. They met at a party and it was love at first sight. Their families were enemies so the young couple could not meet in the open. They got married in secret with the help of priest, friar Laurence, and Juliet’s maid.
Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, hated Romeo and the Montagues. One day he met Romeo and his friend Mercutio in the street. They had a sword fight and Mercutio was killed. Romeo was upset that he attacked and killed Tybalt in revenge.
As a result of this, Romeo had to leave Verona to save his life. He visited Juliet secretly that night and then left for Mantua. Juliet’s parents wanted Juliet to marry Paris, a friend of the family. They arranged the marriage and Juliet was horrified. She asked Friar Laurience to help her. He suggested a plan: he gave her a drug to make her sleep for a long time and appear dead to everyone else. When Juliet woke up, she could join Romeo in Mantua. Friar Laurence promised to write to Romeo and explain the plan.
The night before the wedding, Juliet took the drug and her family found her dead in the morning. The wedding celebration turned into a funeral. Unfortunately, Romeo never received the letter from Friar Laurence. He returned to Verona, when he found Juliet’s body. He thought she was dead and he was so devastated that he killed himself. When Juliet woke up and saw Romeo lying dead beside her, she killed herself too, with his dagger.
As a result of this tragic series of events, the Capulets and the Montagues agreed to stop fighting and live in peace together.
Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, hated Romeo and the Montagues. One day he met Romeo and his friend Mercutio in the street. They had a sword fight and Mercutio was killed. Romeo was upset that he attacked and killed Tybalt in revenge.
As a result of this, Romeo had to leave Verona to save his life. He visited Juliet secretly that night and then left for Mantua. Juliet’s parents wanted Juliet to marry Paris, a friend of the family. They arranged the marriage and Juliet was horrified. She asked Friar Laurience to help her. He suggested a plan: he gave her a drug to make her sleep for a long time and appear dead to everyone else. When Juliet woke up, she could join Romeo in Mantua. Friar Laurence promised to write to Romeo and explain the plan.
The night before the wedding, Juliet took the drug and her family found her dead in the morning. The wedding celebration turned into a funeral. Unfortunately, Romeo never received the letter from Friar Laurence. He returned to Verona, when he found Juliet’s body. He thought she was dead and he was so devastated that he killed himself. When Juliet woke up and saw Romeo lying dead beside her, she killed herself too, with his dagger.
As a result of this tragic series of events, the Capulets and the Montagues agreed to stop fighting and live in peace together.
Answer the following questions based on the text.
1. What is the text about?
2. When did Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time?
3. Why did Romeo and Juliet got married secretly?
4. Did Juliet’s parents want Juliet to Marry Romeo?
5. Having known her parents had planned her marriage with another man, what did Juliet do?
6. What did Friar Laurience do then?
7. Was Juliet finally dead after taking a drug?
Explain your answer!
8. What did Romeo do after knowing Juliet’s body lying?
9. Having know Romeo killed him self, What did Juliet finally do?
10. What happened with the Capulets and Montagues after the tragic series of events?
