The feud

In Romeo and Juliet, two noble families are at war: The Montague-Capulet feud is established in the very first scene when a fight breaks out between Montague’s and Capulet’s serving men. From that moment on, the Montague-Capulet subplot pervades the entire play and helps drive the plot to its tragic ending.

After the tragic death of their children at the end of the play, both families agree to bury their grievances and acknowledge their losses. Potentially, Romeo and Juliet resolve the long standing conflict between their respective families, but unfortunately do not live to enjoy the peace.

But who’s who in the Montague-Capulet feud? The following list divides the play’s characters by family:

The House of Montague

Lord and Lady Montague

Romeo Montague

Benvolio - Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin

Balthasar - Romeo’s serving man

Abraham - Montague’s serving man

Our House of Montague page contains full character profiles for each of the above.

The House of Capulet

Lord and Lady Capulet

Juliet Capulet

Juliet’s Nurse

Tybalt – Lady Capulet’s Nephew and Juliet’s cousin

Samson, Gregory and Peter - Serving men for the Capulet

Our House of Capulet page contains full character profiles for each of the above.

First part

Gallery in the Palace of Capuleto, a noble of Verona, celebrates with a masked ball the presentation of his daughter Juliet, who expires fifteen years of age. Romeo and several masked friends come to the palace of his traditional enemies and from an angle of the lounge they prepare to observe the magnificent holiday. Suddenly Romeo sees Juliet feeling in his heart the LOVE. Romeo ignoring that the girl is a Capuleto (their families were apart). Teobaldo approaches. Rapidly Romeo places the mask, but it has been recognized by the young person Capuleto, who remembers the abyss that it separates to both families. The revelation disconcerts the lovers who ignore his respective identities that it them returns enemies. But they was so loving that killed Teobaldo because they thought that he will said something and they got back to the party.

Second part

Romeo and Juliet met in the garden’s house of Juliet… Romeo wasn’t afraid of the hatred of his enemies and with the hope to saw his dear one he song at the foot of his balcony. Juliet appeared and both young persons kissed with the complicity of the moon that lights scarcely this picture of two you are that they forgot the hatred of his families that hovered over his heads. Juliet alerted Romeo of whom someone approaches. The young person rapidly hid himself between the trees of the garden. But a vigilant found him and took him to Juliet’s Father.

Third part

I fit First: Cloister in a monastery Romeo visits Monk Lorenzo in the convent. Also Juliet accompanied by his wetnurse, comes up to the religious one, who is thinking about seeing in the meeting of both lovers a sign of the sky, the hope to put end to the fight between both enemy houses and to bless secretly the marriage of the pair. Finished the ceremony, Juliet returns again to his house. The Second picture: later Forehead of the palace of Capuleto Esteban, the page boy of Romeo, he sings an offensive song opposite to Capuleto's house. Gregorio goes out to re-light the insolent one, but on it having recognized like one of the companions of Romeo, prepares to punish it severely. The quarrel develops at once adding to her Mercucio and Teobaldo. There comes Romeo who tries to avoid the fight, since it does not want to fight against the relatives of his wife. His intentions are useless since the hatred of both decrees is major for any reflection. The contest is resumed. Teobaldo hurts with his sword Mercucio. Romeo on having seen it to fall down, cannot dominate the fatal inheritance of revenge and clutching his weapon it fights with Teobaldo, giving him finally death. Teobaldo asks the father of Juliet not to be late in avenging it. Unexpectedly there comes the duke of Verona, who condemns Romeo to be exiled by the death that it has just committed. But Romeo knew Verona’s duke so he gave him a silver sum and the duke gave him freedom.

Quarter part

Room of Juliet Romeo, who must leave Verona, has managed to get in Capuleto's house to say goodbye of Juliet and to obtain his pardon for Teobaldo's death. After this fleeting night of love the farewell re-dresses sad contours for the cruel separation that imposes them. There appear Capuleto and Monk Lorenzo. Capuleto reports to the young woman who has solved his marriage with the count Paris, which has to carry out without loss of time. Juliet demonstrates his desperation since it is afraid to contradict his father, but on the other hand she is the wife of Romeo. When Capuleto moves back, Monk Lorenzo comforts the young woman and delivers him a drug, which will have to take moments before the ceremony. The drink will give him the appearance of death for forty eight hours; then it will be able to flee with Romeo. Juliet takes the posion and falls down seemingly died before the consternation and amazement of his relatives. After that her parents take her to the cemetery and bury her in the cemetery mas expensivly of Verona.

Fifth part

Juliet was in his dead bed. Romeo had not received the Monk's message Lorenzo, then he believes that julieta was dead. It comes embraces her with immense pain and takes a poison to commit suicide. When it starts feeling his effects, Juliet wakes up. But it is too much late. To die with Romeo, Juliet I look for the flask of the poison but he finds it empty. Then a dagger goes in, and this way they remained embraced up to dying. But their love was the strongest feeling in the world so theirs survive.

KEY EVENTS IN THE STORY

Romeo Montesco and Juliet Capuleto were two young women that there belong to two families rivals, that they hated and lived in constant conflict.

Romeo and his kinsman were invited to the Capulet party.

Romeo met Juliet for the first time at the party.

Romeo went to saw Friar Lawrence the next day to ask him to marry him and Juliet. 

Lady Capulet the mother of Juliet wanted marry her daughter with a man who lived in Paris.

Juliet drank a passion to pretend she was dead for 48 hours and send a letter that noticed Romeo.

Romeo thought that Juliet was dead, so he killed himself.

Juliet wake up and saw that Romeo was dead so she killed herself with a dagger.