The main characters in the play are Romeo and Juliet who are in love and the play is centred on them. Mercutio is a Montague; he is a lighthearted man and a joker. Benvolio is also a Montague; he is a ver peaceful and sensible man. Tybalt is very aggressive and passionate.
Romeo and Juliet meet at a masked ball hosted by the Capulet family. Romeo goes because he thinks that Roselyn the girl he admires will be there. When Romeo arrives there he puts his mask on so they do not recognise him, as he is the Capulets enemy. Romeo begins to dance and he spots Juliet she also spots him. They gaze at each other's eyes and begin to dance. It could be said that fate is already at work here. Juliet’s nurse calls for her and here is where they both find out each there's identity. They are both devastated. Later that night Romeo goes to Juliet's balcony. They plan to get married the next day and that Juliet would send the nurse in the morning to find out their plans.
The next morning Romeo goes to find friar Laurence he convinces him to marry them that same day. The friar only agrees because he thinks that maybe the families would come to peace because of the marriage.
Mercutio and Benvolio are with Romeo when the nurse appears the next day. They start to poke fun at her. Shakespeare often does this in his plays to break the deadlock and tension of the audience. Romeo finally speaks to the nurse and her tells her the good news. That afternoon the friar marries the young lovers but he warns them with this famous saying “violent delights have violent ends”.
Recently married, Romeo finds Mercutio and Benvolio in the market place here friars premonition begins to take place and fate begins to happen. Suddenly the notorious Tybalt appears and insults Romeo but Romeo tell him “I have no reason to hate you”. Tybalt does not know yet that they are cousins. Mercutio enraged by the hot weather and Romeo’s cowardly approach begins to fight with Tybalt. Romeo holds Mercutio back Tybalt stabs Mercutio and kills him. His dying words are “a curse on both your families”. Confused Romeo stands up and kills Tybalt remembering the prince’s vow her runs to the friars cell. Instead of sentencing Romeo to death the prince exiles Romeo from Verona. Hearing this he is devastated. To Romeo this is the same as being dead because he is away from Juliet. They spend the last night before Romeo leaves together. Unaware this is the last time that they will see each other alive.
As Romeo leaves to Mantua Juliet has a vision, she believes that she sees Romeo as a corps in its grave, unfortunately she is right. The next time she sees him he is dead.
Things are complicated further when Juliet’s parents announce her engagement to the county Paris. As her only hope Juliet goes and asks the friar for help. He tells her to pretend to be happy and the night before the wedding she must have a potion that will make her fall into a deep sleep so that her family will think she’s dead. Juliet would then be taken to the family volt where she will supposedly meet Romeo. The friar asks friar John to go to Mantua and tell Romeo the plan while friar Lawrence will plead with the prince to allow Romeo back but fate kicks in and John is unable to go. Romeo then learns through a messenger that Juliet had been killed. Devastated he rushes to Verona with a poison sees Juliet one last time and kills himself. He arrives to the volt kisses Juliet and kills himself beside her. Seconds later Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo dead beside her she takes his dagger and kills herself. They both die in each other’s hands. Mercutios curse comes true.
The friar’s premonition comes true in every way and in different parts of the story. The lovers meet their violent ends, as does Mercutio. Nevertheless at the same time the families are reconciled and therefore the friar’s trap to reunite them comes true, which makes the ending less of a violent end.
