Act 5 Scene 3
Time: Thursday Night
Location: Tomb of the Capulets, Verona
Characters: Paris, Page, Romeo, Balthasar, Friar Lawrence, Juliet, Captain Of Watch, Second Watchman, Third Watchman, Prince, Capulet, Lady Capulet and Montague
Events: Paris is visiting Romeo’s grave, he gets an alert that someone is coming so hides. Romeo arrives at the scene with a hammer and a crowbar to open Juliet’s tomb. Romeo gives a letter to Balthasar to give to his father then asks him to leave and not disturb him. Balthasar doesn’t leave and watches Romeo instead. Paris sees Romeo and suspects he is up to no good and to dishonour the Capulets. Paris and Romeo end up getting into a sword fight and Romeo ends up kidding Paris. He is feeling a little bit guilty and lays Paris next to Juliet in the tomb. Romeo noticed that Juliet still has colour in her cheeks and her lips are still red. Romeo gives Juliet one last kiss and drinks the poison which he dies immediately. Friar comes seconds to late to find Romeo laying there dead. Juliet wakes up from her sleeping poison to find her husband laying dead beside her. Friar Lawrence is trying to convince Juliet to run away with him but Juliet doesn’t want to. She stabs a dagger into her chest and dies ontop of Romeo. Friar Lawrence explains what happened and how he was responsible. Capulet and Montague end their feud by buying statues for each others child which will be built in the town of Verona.
“O my love, my wife!
Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath,
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Thou art not conquered. Beauty’s ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,
And death’s pale flag is not advanced there” – Romeo