1. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Act V
Review

2. Act V. scene i Setting: A street in Mantua
Conflict: Death comes too early
Characters:
Romeo
had a bad dream that Juliet found him dead (oh, no!)
hopes for news from Verona
plans to return to Verona to kill himself and lie with Juliet
bribes the apothecary to get the poison
Balthasar
delivers the news of Juliet’s “death”
Apothecary
tries not to sell the illegal drug
gives in to his poverty

3. Act V scene ii Setting: Friar Lawrence’s cell
Conflict: Missed Messages
Characters:
Friar John
tells Friar Lawrence of the delay (due to quarantine)
Friar Lawrence
assumes Friar John sent word to Romeo
sends Friar John to get him a crowbar
decides he’ll have to save Juliet and bring her to his cell

4. Act V scene iii Setting: Churchyard near Capulet family tomb
Conflict: Death once more…
Events (in order)
Paris comes to leave flowers on Juliet’s grave and voice his unending love
Romeo arrives and plans to break into the tomb and get a ring from her finger
Gives Balthasar a letter for his father
Warns Balthasar not to interfere with his actions
Balthasar sits beneath a tree and waits
Paris stops Romeo from entering the tomb
They fight; Paris dies (wants to be placed by Juliet)
Romeo says farewell to Juliet and takes the poison….

5. Events cont. Romeo dies Friar Lawrence appears- sees the dead men
Juliet awakes
Friar Lawrence tells her its time to go, Romeo is dead
Friar Lawrence runs away in fear
Juliet takes Romeo’s dagger and kills herself

6. Wrapping Up The watchmen arrive The Prince arrives
Capulets arrive after hearing cries in the streets
Montague arrives; says Lady Montague is dead
Friar Lawrence tells the whole story
Balthasar and Paris’s page confirm their roles
Capulet forgives Montague
Montague decides to make a golden statue of Juliet
PRINCE: “For never was a story of more woe/ Than that of Juliet and her Romeo.”