A ct 5, S cene 3

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Paris arrives at the Capulet family tomb to pay his respects. He runs into Romeo and ends up being killed in a fight with him.

Romeo arrives at Juliet’s tomb with the poison and kills Paris outside. Inside the tomb he finds Juliet’s body and, professing his love once more, drinks the poison and dies.

Romeo’s servant is sent away but stays to watch what happens.

Juliet awakens in the tomb only to find Romeo lying dead beside her. She refuses to leave the tomb with Friar Lawrence, instead choosing to stab herself and die alongside her husband

Friar Lawrence arrives too late and urges Juliet to leave the tomb without Romeo. Later, he tells the couple’s parents and the prince about their children’s love.

City watchmen who apprehend Balthasar and Friar Lawrence and bring them to the Prince.

The Prince arrives at the scene and, after hearing the story of Romeo and Juliet’s love, orders that the Montagues and Capulets end their feud.

The Capulets agree to end their feud with the Montagues for good.

The Capulets agree to end their feud with the Montagues for good.

Montague announces that his wife (Romeo’s mother) has died of grief. He agrees to end his feud with the Capulets

A mourning Paris visits Juliet’s tomb. Romeo arrives, and the two begin a duel outside the vault, which ends in Paris’s death. When Romeo enters the tomb, he sees Juliet in a corpse-like state and launches into a long, sad speech, kisses her, and drinks his poison. Friar Lawrence enters, just a moment too late, and sees Romeo’s corpse lying beside not-dead Juliet. She wakes up, and Friar Lawrence attempts to convince her to flee the scene. But she won’t leave Romeo. She grabs the vial of poison, but there’s none left. Instead, she reaches for her dagger and then stabs herself. She dies by Romeo’s side. Not long after, the Prince, the Montagues, the Capulets, and several others arrive, horrified to see what has become of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar tells them the whole story. The Prince points out to the Montagues and the Capulets that this tragedy stemmed from their feud, and the two families agree to end their ancient grudge.