Act V Summary
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alive apothecary Balthasar beauty Capulet dagger death Death dies dramatic father Friar Friar John grief grief Juliet Juliet Juliet kiss kisses Lady Montague letter lips lips Montague Paris Paris Paris Paris plague poison poison Prince relatives ring Romeo Romeo stabs suicide Tybalt vial winking woe
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In Mantua, Romeo's servant, , arrives with the news of Juliet's . was unable to deliver Friar Laurence's letter that said that was sleeping and waiting his arrival at the Capulets' tomb. Romeo is distraught from his servant's news, and he illegally buys from a destitute . He plans to commit when he gets to Juliet's tomb. He rides hastily to Verona. Meanwhile, Friar Laurence learns that the letter didn't reach Romeo because the messenger was detained by a quarantine.
At the Capulets' tomb, is placing flowers and scented water at Juliet's grave. Romeo gives his servant a to deliver to his and makes the servant promise not to interrupt him. He claims that he is going into the tomb in order to get a from Juliet. The servant suspects Romeo's intention and remains as a witness. As Romeo tries to open the tomb, recognizes him as the one who killed . He believes that the from this murder is what killed Juliet. The two begin to fight, and is mortally wounded. He requests that Romeo lay him beside .
Inside the tomb, Romeo is amazed by Juliet's even in death. He comments that her and cheeks are crimson and that has not advanced upon her. This creates irony because the audience knows that Juliet is and about to wake up. Without hesitation, Romeo Juliet, drinks the , and at her side. A moment later, the arrives and discovers the dead bodies of Romeo and . Juliet then wakens from her death-like sleep and looks for Romeo. Once she realizes is dead, she decides to stay in the tomb. Juliet tries to drink poison from Romeo's . Finding it empty, she tries to some poison from his . Hearing the night watchman approach, Juliet herself with Romeo's .
The night watchman and the arrive with the Capulets and Lord . We discover that has died of at Romeo's banishment. The Friar tells the events of the past week and offers his life in atonement. The Prince instead blames Montague and for their longstanding feud. The Prince also blames himself for "" at the families' discords. For his leniency, the Prince lost two .
The two families are finally reconciled as the Prince ends the play by saying, "For never was a story of more / Than this of and her ."
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