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**Act V. Scene I. -** Mantua. A Street. **In Mantua, Romeo learns of Juliet's death, deciding to risk his own life by returning to Verona at once to see Juliet one last time. Romeo also buys some poison from a local Apothecary...** Now in Mantua, Romeo recounts a dream he has, believing it foreshadows some good news, "My dreams presage [foretell] some joyful news at hand:" (Line 2). Balthasar, Romeo's servant now enters with "News from Verona!" (Line 12). Balthasar hesitatingly takes his time to explain it, but Romeo soon learns that Juliet is dead (Lines 17-23). Devastated, Romeo remains calm, telling his servant to hire post-horses so he can return at once to Verona, the very place Romeo has been banished from (Line 26). Discovering from Balthasar that there are no letters for him from the Friar, Romeo immediately off for Verona (Lines 29-33). Romeo decides to die: "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee [you] to-night" (well Juliet, I will lie with you tonight), (Line 34). Romeo speaks to a local Apothecary. Romeo wants poison from him, offering forty ducats (Lines 58-65). The Apothecary at first will not supply the poison; there is a death penalty in Mantua for such activities. Romeo tries again, this time succeeding. The Apothecary says that "My poverty, but not my will, consents" (my poverty but not my will or conscience, agrees to this), (Line 75). Romeo is told by the Apothecary that were he as strong as twenty men, this poison would still kill him dead and that Romeo should add this poison to anything he so chooses to drink. Romeo pays with gold. [**Act V. Scene II. -** Verona Friar Laurence's Cell. **Friar John explains to Friar Laurence that his letter informing Romeo that Juliet is not dead, did not reach Romeo. Therefore Romeo is unaware that Juliet is sleeping, not dead Friar Laurence tries again to inform Romeo of his plan and heads off to the Capulet burial chamber where Juliet will soon awake in three hours.** **Act V. Scene III. -** The Same. A Churchyard; in it a Monument belonging to the Capulets. **Paris mourns his bride that never was.** Paris departs, and now Romeo with Balthasar enter, carrying torches and equipment (mattocks and a wrenching iron) to prise open Juliet's tomb. He instructs his servant to deliver a letter to his parents "early in the morning" and to not disturb him now, no matter what he hears (Line 23).Romeo pretends that he wishes to open the tomb to gaze once more upon his beloved Juliet and to also take a ring from Juliet's finger. He threatens Balthasar with a painful death, should he not leave at once. Nonetheless, the suspicious servant hides, watching events unfold. Says Balthasar: "For all this same, I'll hide me here about: / His [Romeo's] looks I fear, and his intents [intentions] I doubt" (Line 44). **Romeo opens Juliet's coffin to look at his love one last time. Paris fights Romeo whom he believes is desecrating Juliet's grave. Paris dies,** Paris sees Romeo opening Juliet's tomb. Fearing that Romeo must be intending to desecrate the bodies of those who belong to Juliet's family (Lines 52-53), Paris immediately challenges Romeo to a duel. Unfortunately for Paris, he is slain (killed). Seeking mercy, Paris asks that he be placed next to body of Juliet before dying: "Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet" (Line 73). Romeo will grant his wife's would be husband this last request, saying, "In faith, I will" (Line 74). ** Romeo places him beside Juliet. ** [|Romeo looks at Juliet] He is amazed that Juliet still captivates him with her beauty, even in death. "Why art thou yet so fair? (Why are you yet so beautiful?)", he asks himself (Line 102). Now Romeo has one last deed to perform... **Romeo takes his poison, kisses Juliet and then dies.** He exclaims, "Here's to my love! [Drinks] O true apothecary! Thy [your] drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die", Romeo kissing Juliet before dying (Line 120). **Friar Laurence arrives too late Juliet, awakens asking for her Romeo.** Juliet: "Where is my Romeo?" Friar Lawrence says"A greater power than we can contradict / Hath thwarted our intents: come, come away. Thy [your] husband in thy bosom there lies dead; / And Paris too:" (Lines 153-156). Hearing noise, the Friar leaves, daring not to stay. Now alone and unwilling to leave, Juliet finds a cup: "What's here? a cup, clos'd in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath [has] been his timeless end" (Lines 161-162).

**Juliet kisses the now dead Romeo and stabs herself, dying.** Disappointed that not a drop is left, Juliet decides to kiss Romeo, remarking that his lips are warm (Line 165). Hearing noise, Juliet grabs Romeo's dagger and stabbing herself, falls on Romeo's body and dies. "This is thy [my] sheath; [stabs herself.] there rest, and let me die" Juliet finally says before falling on top of Romeo's body and then dying (Line 170). **The Prince, Capulets, and Montagues arrive, Balthasar and Friar Laurence explaining all. Escalus scolds the two families who finally end their tragic feud.** The play ends with the Prince summarizing this tragic love story. **"For never was a story of more woe [sadness] /** **Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.**