Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

• The author: William Shakespeare

• The main characters: Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence

• The main conflict: Montague vs Capulet, Romeo vs Tybalt, Freedom vs Family feud

• The genre: Play, tragedy

• The main themes/central ideas:

Love- love should be free to pursue. Young love is beautiful

Hate- hate is pointless, hate will lead to undesirable consequences eventually

• General plot structure:

- Exposition: Romeo met Juliet in the party

- Trigger Factor: Romeo and Juliet decided about wedding on the balcony.

- Rising Action: The nurse helped Romeo and Juliet get married-> Romeo and Juliet get married -> mercutio was killed

- Climax: Romeo killed Tybalt and he was banished

- Falling Action: Friar helped Juliet to fake a death in order to flee-> Romeo thought Juliet was dead and killed himself-> Juliet woke up and killed herself

- Resolution: Capulet and Montague do not fight anymore