miércoles, 23 de junio de 2010

Romeo and Juliet

The story takes place in Verona, home to two families who are rivals, the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo, sole heir of the Montagues, enters without being invited to a masked ball of the Capulets, where he meets Juliet, the daughter of the Capulets, it's love at first sight. Knowing that their parents never allow their marriage, they marry in secret, with the help of Friar Laurence. The day of the ceremony, Tybalt insults Romeo, despite this latter refuses to fight. But Mercutio, the best friend of the young Montagues, engaged in a duel with Tybalt death. Try to separate Romeo and Tybalt mortally wounding takes to Mercutio. Romeo, Tybalt and then challenged to come to his friend killing his adversary. The Prince of Verona, outraged by the events, condemns Romeo to exile or death. Romeo is desperate because it is separated from Juliet, but Friar Laurence advises escape to Mantua, to be published until his marriage to Juliet and meet with her. Romeo flees to Mantua after a last interview with Juliet. Count Paris, a relative of the prince, asks Juliet's hand and he is granted. Juliet refuses and asks for help to Friar Laurence, who advises him to accept the marriage and gives a little French with an elixir that sink in a cataleptic state, like death. Tells you take it the night before the wedding and agrees to be with her when she wakes up in the crypt of his family, together with Romeo, after two young men escape. Friar sends a messenger to Romeo (Friar John) to come by Juliet at the moment of awakening. However, the messenger is not Romeo, and that when informed by his servant (Balthasar) that Juliet is dead, comes immediately to Verona. Romeo arrives at the Capulet crypt found with Paris, which was to lay flowers to his wife. The Earl was indignant when he saw Romeo, both are beaten, won the young. Romeo approaches Juliet kisses her one last time and took poison and died at the feet of his beloved. At that time arrives Friar Laurence, who is frightened when he saw the bodies of Paris and Romeo. Juliet awakens and tries to convince the priest to flee with him, but she refuses to see her husband dead. Friar Laurence and Juliet will be about Romeo, kisses him and knife wounds to her husband, embracing his beloved dying. The guards learn to Friar Laurence and Balthazar. Friar Lawrence reveals the truth to the Prince of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets. With the death of Romeo and Juliet, sealed the peace between two rival families.

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