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Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595 - 6 and is set in ____________________ , Italy . Young Romeo ____________________ is hopelessly in love with ____________________ and in an attempt to cure his lovesick misery , his friends force him to go ____________________ to a party at the home of his family's sworn enemies , the ____________________ .
At the party , he meets ____________________ , the only daughter of the Capulets , and not even knowing each other's names , they fall ____________________ in love . During the preparations for the party , however , Juliet's mother has told her that Count ____________________ , a suitable young ____________________ , who is also at the party , has asked her father for permission to ____________________ her .

Even though shocked by the discovery that their families are sworn ____________________ , both Romeo and Juliet are ____________________ to marry each other , and ask for help to arrange a secret wedding .
Friar ____________________ is ____________________ but agrees to marry the pair . believing that such a marriage might bring an end to the ancient ____________________ .

Now secretly married to Juliet , Romeo encounters her aggressive cousin , ____________________ , who challenges him to a duel . Romeo is unwilling to fight with him for Juliet's sake , but his closest friend , ____________________ , takes up the challenge instead .
When Romeo steps between them in an effort to stop the fight , Mercutio is stabbed to death . Romeo then kills Tybalt in a ____________________ and is forced to fly the scene .
Angry that his laws have been broken , but accepting that Tybalt started the fight , Prince Escalus banishes Romeo to ____________________ . Romeo is ____________________ and runs to the Friar for advice and help .

Alone in her room on her wedding night , Juliet , unaware of the death of her cousin or her new husband's ____________________ awaits Romeo . When she learns what has happened , Juliet is so ____________________ that the Nurse promises to arrange one night together for the newly - weds before Romeo must leave Verona .
The following morning the couple part ____________________ , promising each other that they will find a way to be together forever and that their current problems will be solved .
Juliet's parents believe that her grief is caused by Tybalt's death so , in attempt to cheer her , they suggest she should marry Count Paris . When she refuses , her father threatens to ____________________ her , so she too seeks advice from the Friar , who has also been approached by Paris to marry him to Juliet .
Realising that she is so distraught that she might commit ____________________ the Friar advises her to go home and make peace with her parents . He then gives her a ____________________ that is guaranteed to make it appear that she has ____________________ in her sleep . He explains that the effects will wear off within 42 hours .
He promises to send a letter to Romeo immediately , explaining the situation and asking him to return in time to be with Juliet when she awakes . Juliet takes the potion and is discovered 'dead' when her nurse and mother try to wake her for her marriage to Paris . Her ____________________ is then taken to the crypt where it is laid beside that of the dead Tybalt .

The Friar's ____________________ leaves to find Romeo in Mantua . The Friar's messenger is ____________________ on the way and , instead of learning of the Friar's plan , Romeo's servant , ____________________ , returns to Mantua from Verona bringing news of Juliet's ____________________ death .

Devastated , Romeo purchases poison with which to kill himself and hurries back to Verona , planning to die by Juliet's side . Attempting to break into the crypt , he is interrupted by Paris and they fight . Romeo kills Paris and , reaching Juliet's body at last , ____________________ her and drinks the poison , kissing her as he dies .

Having learned that his messenger had not reached Romeo , the Friar runs to the ____________________ , discovers Paris's body and reaches Juliet's side just as she ____________________ . Unable to ____________________ Juliet to leave her dead husband , and fearing for himself if he is discovered there , the Friar runs away , leaving Juliet alone with Romeo's body . Realising that all their plans have failed , she pulls his ____________________ , stabs herself in the chest and dies .

Once the bodies are discovered , the Friar confesses everything he knows and is ____________________ by Prince ____________________ . Knowing that their feud has brought about the deaths of their children , the ____________________ families are reconciled and agree to build a ____________________ to the young lovers .