Paris is talking with Friar Laurence about the wedding with Juliet. Friar Laurence who knows Romeo can't marry Juliet and his nervous about it
             Juliet enters and is forced to speak with Paris, who acts arrogant now that the marriage is going to happen. Juliet rebuffs him by giving vague answers to his questions. She finally asks Friar Laurence if she can meet with him alone, meaning that Paris has to leave.
             Friar Laurence comes up with a rash plan to get Romeo and Juliet together. He gives Juliet a poison which will make her appear dead to the world. In this way, rather than marry Paris, she will instead be placed in the vault where all deceased Capulets are buried. Friar Laurence will then send a letter to Romeo, telling him what is being done so that he can return and sneak Juliet out of the tomb and also away from Verona.
             Juliet arrives home and tells her father that she has asked for forgiveness for disobeying him. He accepts the apolgy happily sends her off to prepare her clothes for the wedding day. Capulet then goes to tell Paris that Juliet will marry him.  Juliet convinces both her mother and the Nurse that she wants to sleep by her self that night. She gets ready to drink the poison that Friar Laurence gave her, but keeps a knife by her just in case the poison doesn't work. Juliet then drinks the potion and falls unconscience onto her bed.
            The Nurse goes to get Juliet but instead finds her dead. Lady Capulet enters and also starts commenting on her daughter's death. Capulet  arrives and, discovering Juliet has committed suicide, wants the music to be funeral tunes.



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