Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy wrote by William Shakespeare which tells the story of two young in love but, they cannot be together for they belong to opposite families that are rivals. However, they fight for their love until the death. The story takes place in Verona, where live two families who are rivals; the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo, the only heir of the Montagues, enters without being invited to a party of the Capulets in honor to the future marriage of the daughter of Capulet, and he meets Juliet, and she was his love at first sight. Knowing that their parents never allow their marriage, they marry in secret, with the help of Friar Laurence. The same day of the ceremony, a fight take place between Tybalt and Romeo and the Prince of Verona, who knowing the events, condemns Romeo to the exile or death. Romeo is desperate because he will be separated from Juliet, but Friar Laurence advises escape to Mantua. Romeo flees to Mantua after a last interview with Juliet. Count Paris, a relative of the prince, called Juliet's hand and she refuses his offer and asks for help to Friar Laurence, who advises her to accept the marriage and gives her a little bottle with an elixir that will plunge her into a cataleptic state, like death. Friar Laurence tells her to take it the night before the wedding and he promises her to be with her when she wakes up in the crypt of his family, together with Romeo. Friar sends a messenger to Romeo to come to Juliet at the time of the awakening. However, the messenger did not find Romeo because he was informed that Juliet was dead, and he comes immediately to Verona. Romeo arrives at the Capulet crypt meeting with Paris, which was to lay flowers to his wife. The Count was angry to see Romeo, and both fight winning Romeo who approached to Juliet to kisses her one last time and takes poison and died at the feet of his beloved. At that time, Friar Laurence arrives and he was frightened to see the bodies of Paris and Romeo. Juliet awakens and the Friar tries to convince her to flee with him, but she refuses at the moment she sees her husband dead. Friar Laurence goes out and Juliet approaches to Romeo and kisses him and she hurt herself with a knife of her husband, embracing his beloved dying. The guards take prisoner Friar Laurence and he reveals the truth to the Prince of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets. With the death of Romeo and Juliet, they sealed the peace between two rival families.