Romeo and Juliet - media coursework notesAn outline of the story It is set in Italy in a place called Verona

* They tell Romeo about the party but he doesn't want to go because he isn't in the mood

* Mercutio persuades him by saying that there are other better girls

* But Romeo still says no

* Eventually he says he will go to keep his mates company

* They gatecrash the party and his mates have a good time

* Romeo is depressed until he sees Juliet

* It is love at first sight

* She falls in love with him

* There is a connection between the two

* However seconds after they meet, Juliet's nurse drags her into the party

* Romeo doesn't want to lose her so follows her

* He asks, 'who is she'

* He finds out she is the son of their enemy

* She finds out he is the daughter of their enemy

* They are both devastated

* The comes to an end and they leave

* Part way home Romeo says I can't go home without her

* He runs into the garden and hides in the bushes

* Juliet stands on the balcony and says, 'why do you have to be Romeo' but she doesn't know that Romeo is hiding in the bushes

* Romeo comes out of the bushes and says 'I love you'

* They both say lets get married

* Juliet sends her nurse to set the date for the marriage

* Her nurse does that and they set the date - the next day

* They get married

* On the way back from the wedding they bump into Juliet's cousin, Tybolt, who's a villain

* Tybolt challenges him to a duel but Romeo says lets be friends because they are family now and Tybolt just laughs at him

* Romeo starts to walk away but his friends are so disgusted at him

* So Mercutio fights for him but Tybolt kills him

* Romeo is so annoyed at Tybolt killing his best friend that he goes after him and kills him

* Romeo is punished and is told to leave the city otherwise he will be killed and if he is to re-enter the city then anyone who sees him can kill him instantly

* Juliet is horrified

* They spend the night together as man and wife, before he leaves the city

* Juliet cries and cries

* Her dad says to her to stop her crying, I have found you a husband

* But Juliet says no because she is already married [her mum and dad don't know that]

* He abuses her and her mum and dad disown her unless she gets married

* So Juliet goes to the man who married them and tells him the situation and asks for help

* He says if you drink this potion, you will fall into a deep sleep, so deep that people think you are dead, but after 48 hours you will re awake

* When your mum and dad find you on your wedding day, they think you are dead and you will be put in a tomb

* When you are in the tomb, the priest will send a message to Romeo and tell him to come and collect you

* When they get there they'll run away

* She takes the potion ut the plan was always too risky

* The letter never got to Romeo

* But it got to his friend who went and told Romeo, your wife is dead

* Romeo goes to her tomb and takes some poison and dies in the tomb beside her

* Two seconds later she wakes up and sees that he is dead. She is so upset, she picks up a dagger and kills herself

* The families realise what happened and they unite together

Amy Higgins 10K 3/10/2005