Romeo

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Romeo Juliet

• Characters

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Setting

• Verona, Italy and Mantua, Italy
• 1300s (14th century)

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The Montagues

• Romeo in love with Juliet kills Tybalt
• Montague Romeos dad
• Lady Montague Romeos mom
• Benvolio Romeos cousin
• Balthasar and Abraham Montagues loyal
  servants starts a fight with the Capulets
  servants in town

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The Capulets

• Juliet in love with Romeo
• Capulet Juliets dad
• Lady Capulet Juliets mom
• Nurse Juliets nanny
• Peter Nurses servant
• Tybalt Juliets cousin
• Sampson and Gregory Capulets loyal servants
  started a fight with the Montague servants in town

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The Escalus

• Escalus the prince of Verona
• Paris the princes cousin suitor to Juliet
• Mercutio the princes cousin Romeos best
  friend

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The Church

• Friar Lawrence priest who married Romeo and
  Juliet gave Juliet the sleeping potion
• Friar John Friar Lawrences assistant tried to
  get the note to Romeo in Mantua

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Other Characters

• The Maskers people at the Capulet party, they
  wore masks
• Pages young servants messengers
• Apothecary pharmacist
• Chorus gives the audience background
  information when needed

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Timeline

• Do you believe in love at first sight?
• Could you marry someone less than 24 hours after
  meeting them?
• How long did the story of Romeo and Juliet really
  take?
• This story only took 6 days

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Sunday

• Morning fight between the servants
• Evening Capulets party
• Later balcony scene

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Monday

• Morning message concerning marriage about 900
• Afternoon marriage, street fight, banishment

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Tuesday

• Dawn Romeo leaves for Mantua
• Morning Lord Capulet tells Juliet she is to
  marry Paris
• Around noon Juliet visits Friar Lawrence
• Night Juliet drinks the sleeping potion

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Wednesday

• Morning Juliet is found dead
• Afternoon Juliets funeral

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Thursday

• Morning Romeo is told that Juliet is dead
• Night Romeo kills Paris and self at Capulet tomb

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Friday

• Early morning Romeo, Juliet, and Paris are found
  dead story is explained