Romeo and Juliet Plot Summaries

Act I......Scene 1:One morning in Verona, two young servants of Capulet, Sampson and Gregory are joking around with each other with puns and friendly teasing. Suddenly they are confronted by Abraham and Balthasar, two servants of Montague. The mild joking and humor soon turn bitter, aggressive, and dangerous between the foes. It is not long before a fight inevitably breaks out. Benvolio, the nephew of Montague comes in and tries breaks it up, but …

…recently taken place. Then Montague arrives and informs everyone that his wife had died over Romeo’s exile. Friar Laurence explains the whole story to the Prince and how it led up to all the deaths. The Prince is given Romeo’s letter to his father by Balthasar, and he makes his final statement on the events which took place during this entire ordeal. The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets has finally ended.