Romeo and Juliet: Opsummering og karakteranalyse

In Romeo and Juliet from 1595, the two aristocratic families of Verona, Capulet and Montague, are at odds with each other. The controversy is old, and no one can remember where it came from. Romeo Montague sneaks with a couple of friends to a masquerade ball at the Capulet family and falls head over heels in love with the family's daughter, Julie. Later that night, Romeo crawls up to Julie's balcony, and since Julie has already been promised away to the other side, they agree to meet the next day to get married to the monk Lawrence. The wedding takes place, but later that day, Romeo meets Tybalt, Julie's cousin. Tybalt kills Romeo's friend Mercutio, and Romeo in turn kills Tybalt. Romeo escapes the city and Julie's wedding is accelerated. Julie, who dares not tell her family about her marriage to her cousin's killer, seeks solace from her brother Lawrence, who gives her an elixir that will make her seem dead for 48 hours. The plan is that Julie's family will present her to rest in the family crypt, from where Romeo will be able to pick her up and they can move away together. The plan works at first, but Romeo is not notified. On the other hand, when he hears of Julie's death, he buys poison to kill himself at Julie's body. He manages to take the poison before Julie wakes up, and when she sees Romeo dead by her side, she also kills herself. The monk arrives late, explaining the context of the case to the two families who swear to settle