Text Box: Act III

 

 

 

Tybalt and some other Capulet men ask Mercutio where Romeo is hiding. Romeo appears and Tybalt challenges him to a duel by refuses because he has to learn to love Tybalt. Instead Mercutio challenges him. Romeo tries to stop the fight, but accidentally get Mercutio severely hurt and he dies.  Romeo gets very angry with Tybalt and now challenges him to a duel and kills Tybalt. Now that Mercutio and Tybalt are dead Romeo has to leave town because he knows he will be executed. Juliet grieves for both Romeo and Tybalt. But, eventually learns to stand beside her husband. She tells the Nurse to find Romeo and tell him to see her before he leaves town. Romeo goes to see Friar and he tries to stab himself with his sword by the Nurse enters and snatches the sword and scolds his for being weak. Friar tells Romeo he must see his wife and to stop his crying. Romeo leaves to see Juliet. Romeo and Juliet spent their last night together and Romeo left. The next morning Capulet decides that Juliet will marry Paris that week. Juliet is very angry and objects. Capulet says that she will be disowned from the family. She reluctantly agrees. She lies to her mother and goes to see Friar Laurence in his cell.