Romeo And Juliet
Act 1 Scene 1 Summary
Act 1 Scene 2 Summary
Act 1 Scene 3 Summary
Act 1 Scene 4 Summary
Act 1 Scene 5 Summary
Act 2 Scene 1 Summary
Act 2 Scene 2 Summary
Act 2 Scene 3 Summary
Act 2 Scene 4 Summary
Act 2 Scene 5 Summary
Act 3 Scene 1 Summary
Act 3 Scene 2 Summary
Act 3 Scene 3 Summary
Act 3 Scene 4 Summary
Act 3 Scene 5 Summary
Act 4 Scene 1 Summary
Act 4 Scene 2 Summary
Act 4 Scene 3 Summary
Act 4 Scene 4 Summary
Act 4 Scene 5 Summary
Act 5 Scene 1 Summary
Act 5 Scene 2 Summary
Act 5 Scene 3 Summary
Allusion
Aside
Characters
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Personification
Prologue Act 2 Summary
Prologue Summary
Quotes
Similes
Soliloquy
Summary
Themes
Shakespeare’s play about the doomed romance of two teenagers from feuding families is the most famous love story ever written. First performed around 1596, Romeo and Juliet has been adapted as a ballet, an opera, the musical West Side Story, and a dozen films.
Summary
Read a Plot Overview of the entire play or a scene by scene Summary and Analysis.
- Plot Summary
- Prologue
- Act 1, Scene 1 Summary
- Act 1, Scene 2 Summary
- Act 1, Scene 3 Summary
- Act 1, Scene 4 Summary
- Act 1, Scene 5 Summary
- Act 2, Prologue
- Act 2, Scene 1 Summary
- Act 2, Scene 2 Summary
- Act 2, Scene 3 Summary
- Act 2, Scene 4 Summary
- Act 2, Scene 5 Summary
- Act 3, Scene 1 Summary
- Act 3, Scene 2 Summary
- Act 3, Scene 3 Summary
- Act 3, Scene 4 Summary
- Act 3, Scene 5 Summary
- Act 4, Scene 1 Summary
- Act 4, Scene 2 Summary
- Act 4, Scene 3 Summary
- Act 4, Scene 4 Summary
- Act 4, Scene 5 Summary
- Act 5, Scene 1 Summary
- Act 5, Scene 2 Summary
- Act 5, Scene 3 Summary
Characters
See a complete list of the characters in Romeo and Juliet and in-depth analyses of Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Mercutio, and Nurse.
Main Ideas
Here's where you'll find analysis about the play as a whole, from the major themes and ideas to analysis of style, tone, point of view, and more.
- Themes
- Allusion
- Aside
- Dramatic Irony
- Foreshadowing
- Metaphor
- Oxymoron
- Personification
- Similes
- Soliloquy
Quotes
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Further Study
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