friar John returns to friar Lawrence with the letter and tells  him he couldn’t enter Mantua as there is a plague. Friar Lawrence tells John to bring him an iron crow bar so he can get Juliet out of the Capulet tomb.

Romeo has a dream that he is dead but Juliet revives him with a kiss but then Balthasar returns and tells him she is dead. Romeo is angry and says. ‘I defy you Stars’ they then visit an apothecary who agrees to sell Romeo a poison illegally for a lot of gold so Romeo can be reunited with Juliet in the afterlife.

the nurse finds Juliet dead everyone is so sad for this terrible event and changes the wedding plans to funeral plans. Friar Lawrence pretends that he does not know what happened and gives words of advice that she is now in heaven and well. The scene ends with the musicians playing music.

every body is getting ready for the wedding, all is well and going to plan in the kitchen capulet sends the nurse to wake Juliet.

Juliet tells the nurse and and her mother that she wants to be left alone tonight. she is left alone and goes into a soliloquy asking herself will it work maybe Friar Lawrence wants her to die and maybe while she is sleeping the ghost of Tybalt will kill her with the bones of her ancestors. The scene ends with Juliet taking the vile.

Paris is talking to Frair Lawrence about his marriage to Juliet. Friar Lawrence tells Paris it is too fast and Capulet is rushing it to stop her crying over Tybalt. But it is really because Juliet is already married to Romeo. Juliet enters and Paris starts to talk to her as if he already know that Juliets loves him however Juliet reacts showing no love and rather sarcastically. Paris leaves. Juliet then tells the Frair that she does not know what to do but Friar Lawrence tells her that he has a plan so she can be with Romeo. The plan is to tell the nurse sleep in a different room, and why she is in bed drink a potion which makes her look dead. The potion will last for 42 hours and in that time she will be taken to the capulet catacombs, and Romeo will arrive to take her to Mantua. However he does warn her that their life will be miserable but better then committing suicide.

Romeo I about to leave for Mantua because he says he hears a lark which is a morning bird, however Juliet says he should say as it was a nightingale which is a morning bird. Romeo tells her that will stay and be killed and calls her bluff. The nurse barges in and says her mother is coming so Romeo rushes out but as he slips down the building Juliet says that he looks like he is in a tomb. Lady Capulet comes in and tells Juliet that she and her father have arranged for her to marry Paris. Juliet doesn’t like this and says she would rather marry Romeo her enemy, which is dramatic irony.  And when I do, I swear It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris. Capulet enters the room and becomes enraged when she tells him no and threatens to disown her if she doesn’t obey him. When Capulet leaves Juliet asks her mother to help but she says no. Juliet tries to speak with the nurse but she says maybe she should marry Paris, Juliet pretends to agree with her but when she leaves says she is an old bag and that she will ask Frair Lawrence for answers.

Capulet, lady Capulet and Paris are talking about Paris’ and Juliet’s love for one another.  Lady Capulet replies saying we will know in the morning but not right now as she is grieving. Paris goes to leave but Capulet tells him to come back and says she will marry him if she likes it or not on Wednesday, but he then asks what day it is and Paris says ‘Monday my lord’ So Capulet says it is too fast so changes it to Thursday.

in Frair Lawrence’s cell Romeo is still very angry and sad. Romeo wants to know his fate and the Friar says he has showed mercy as it is only banishment. Romeo sharing the same opinion as Juliet says that banishment is worse then death. Frair just disputes this. Romeo replies saying there is no life out side Verona’s walls as even a fly can do more stuff then he can mainly be with Juliet. The nurse enters saying to go to Juliet that night so he leaves and it ends with Frair Lawrence saying leave for Mantua before the morning comes.

Juliet is waiting for Romeo so they can seal their marriage. The nurse comes in and exclaims that someone is dead but it sounds as if it is Romeo so Juliet says she will kill herself by the nurse finally says Tybalt is dead and Romeo the murderer banished. She says it is worse that he has been banished then killed. that one word ‘“banishèd”Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts.’ She is saying that him being banished is ten thousand times worse then him being dead, it is like having your faviourate food infront of you but not being able to eat it is worse then ever having it before.