Romeo And Juliet Act 4

Paris thinks that Juliet loves him; In truth, Juliet never really admits to it.

Juliet seeks out the Friar in hopes that he will solve her problem and postpone the marriage.

Juliet entertains the thought of killing herself.

Evasively. She is trying to be polite but does not want to admit that she will marry Paris, since she has no intention of doing so.

Juliet will essentially be dead, but after 24 hours she will wake up out of a "pleasant sleep."

He is supposed to hear it from Balthazar, but Friar Lawrence doesn't tell Balthazar, but sends the message with Friar John instead. As a result, Romeo never learns of Friar Lawrence's plan.

Go to Mantua together to live forever.

Juliet promises her father that she will marry Paris, even though she knows that Romeo and herself have other plans.

Everyone is getting prepared for the wedding

Capulet returns to more of his good-natured side of himself, and is happy that his daughter has consented to his idea of happiness.

For a few moments of suspense Juliet questions if this potion will work, and, more importantly, if she will see her Romeo again. She also doubts if the Friar was just lying to her and she would really die if she drank the potion.

Lord Capulet, Juliet's father, sets the wedding up from Thursday to Wednesday after Juliet consents to marry Paris. He gets excited that she is "finally" coming around to what he wants.

the day after Tybalt is killed and Romeo is banished.

They all talk in a frenzy lamenting Juliet's death while Paris asks why his bride be taken away from him in such an untimely manner.

The Friar counsels them to retain some order and proceed with the funeral.

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