Romeo and Juliet Act One Scene Four Summarised.

Time: Afternoon.

Place: Outside the Capulet residence.

Characters: Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio.

They are disguised outside the house. Romeo explained that he feels something in there will lead to his death. He found that in a dream. Mercutio convinces him dreams are unreliable and he is either coming or not. Romeo goes along with “God’s plan”

Quote: “With this night’s revels, and expire the term of a despisèd life closed in my breast by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage of my course”

Romeo and Juliet Prologue Translation

Two households, both alike in dignity, (two families with same dignity and honor)
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, (the story is set in Verona, Italy)
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, (from old dislikes rises betrayal)
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;
Whose misadventure’d piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents’ strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love,
And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

Romeo and Juliet Act One Scene One Summary.

Place: The town of Verona, Italy.

Sunday morning, year unknown.

Characters: Gregory, Sampson, Abraham, Balthazar (servants), Benvolio, Tybalt, Prince Escalus, Lady Montague, Old Montague, Lady Capulet, Old Capulet, Romeo.

Servants from two rival families start a fight. A cousin of one of the families attempts to break the fight up and only makes it worse. After the prince issues death threats the fight is stopped. Romeo is later found depressed in a garden wondering about love.

“If ever you disturb our streets again, 
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. 
For this time, all the rest depart away” The prince Escalus.

Romeo And Juliet Act One Scene Three Summarised

Time: Sunday afternoon.

Place, Capulet Household.

Characters, Lady Capulet, Nurse, Juliet, Serving man.

Lady Capulet wants to speak to Juliet about marrying Paris. Lady Capulet asks Nurse if Juliet is of age. She then goes into a long story and eventually stops. Juliet disagrees but is ok to see him at the party. The Servingman tells them to come to the party, the guests are arriving.

Quote:”I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; but no more deep will I endart mine eye.” Juliet

Romeo and Juliet Act One Scene Two Summarised

Place: Streets of Verona, Italy.

Time: Sunday afternoon.

Characters: Capulet, Paris, The Clown, Servant, Romeo, Benvolio.

Capulet, Paris and the clown are walking down the street, talking of Paris’s love for Juliet and how Montague has equal say in the matter as Juliet. Montague invites Paris to Montague’s party and gives a written list to an illiterate servant. The servant bumps into Romeo and Benvolio who read the list of guests and invite themselves.

Quote: “At this same feast of Capulet’s Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves.” Benvolio

Romeo and Juliet Modernized

Enter Lincoln and Bart

Lincoln: Did you just insult us?!

Simpson: Yeah, got a problem with that?

Lincoln: I do actually, i’ll ask again, did you just insult us??!

Simpson: [Aside to Greg] Will we have a legal advantage if I say yes?

Greg: No.

Simpson: I didn’t insult you but I did insult someone else.

Greg: Do wanna fight us?

Lincoln: Fight! Nah.

Simpson: If you want to fight, I’ll come for you, my family is as good as yours.

Lincoln: No better.

Simpson: Ok then.

Greg: [Aside to simpson] Say better, here comes our cousin, we’ll have an advantage.

Simpson: Actually, our family is better than yours,way better.

Lincoln: Lies!

Simpson: Fight if you are men. Greg, remember to strike hard and true.

By Kahu Allan and Bryan Clark