1. Characters
1.1. House of Capulet
1.1.1. Lord Capulet
1.1.2. Lady Capulet
1.1.3. Juliet
1.1.4. Tybalt
1.1.4.1. Juliet's cousin
1.1.5. Petruchio
1.1.6. Nurse
1.1.6.1. Juliet's nanny
1.1.7. Peter
1.1.7.1. a servant
1.1.8. Gregory
1.1.9. Samson
1.1.10. Anthony
1.1.11. Potpan
1.2. House of Montague
1.2.1. Lord Montague
1.2.2. Lady Montague
1.2.3. Romeo
1.2.4. Benvolio
1.2.4.1. Romeo's cousin
1.2.5. Balthasar
1.2.5.1. Romeo's servant
1.2.6. Abram
1.2.6.1. a servant to Lord Montague
1.3. On the Franciscan Order
1.3.1. Friar Lawrence
1.3.2. Friar John
1.4. House of Escalus
1.4.1. Prince Escalus
1.4.2. Mercutio
1.4.2.1. a Romeo's friend
1.4.3. Count Paris
1.4.4. Page to Paris
1.5. Chorus
1.6. Other characters
1.6.1. an Apothecary
1.6.2. Three musicians
1.6.3. Members of the Watch
1.6.4. Citizens of Verona
1.6.5. Masquers
1.6.6. Torchbearers
1.6.7. Pages
1.6.8. Servants
1.7. Characterisazion
1.7.1. Lord Montague and Lord Capulet are stereotyped
1.7.2. Mercutio
1.7.2.1. rebel and ironic
1.7.3. Romeo
1.7.3.1. at the beginning
1.7.3.1.1. courtly love for Rosaline
1.7.3.2. then
1.7.3.2.1. He found his love
1.7.3.3. impulsive
1.7.3.4. passionate
1.7.3.5. idealist
1.7.4. Juliet
1.7.4.1. a real woman
1.7.4.1.1. practical
1.7.4.1.2. rebellious
1.7.4.1.3. kind
1.7.4.2. at the beginning
1.7.4.2.1. an obedient child
1.7.4.3. then
1.7.4.3.1. determined and strong
2. An anomalous tragedy
2.1. The lack of some of the shakespearean tragedy's parts
2.2. Comedy's element
2.2.1. some opening scenes
2.2.1.1. The masques ball
2.2.1.2. superficial life of street fights
2.2.1.3. the comic servants
2.3. There is no fatal flaw
2.4. Two protagonists
2.4.1. same as in Anthony and Cleopatra
3. Style
3.1. regular rhythm
3.2. common rhymes
3.3. oxymora
3.3.1. life and death
3.3.2. love and hate
3.3.3. light and darkness
3.3.4. young and old
3.3.5. peace and fighting
3.4. imagery
3.4.1. poison as human tendency to destroy
3.4.2. queen's mab monologue
4. Plot
4.1. Act one
4.1.1. In a Verona street
4.1.1.1. Romeo talks with Benvolio
4.1.2. Party at Capulet's house
4.1.2.1. Romeo meets Juliet
4.2. Act two
4.2.1. The balcony scene
4.2.1.1. Romeo and Juliet declare their love
4.2.2. The secret wedding
4.3. Act three
4.3.1. Tybalt kills Mercutio
4.3.2. Romeo kills Tybalt
4.3.3. Romeo's exile in Mantua
4.3.4. Wedding night at Capulet's house
4.4. Act four
4.4.1. Juliet pretends her death
4.4.2. Friar Laurence sends Romeo a message
4.4.2.1. Romeo doesn't receive it
4.5. Act five
4.5.1. Romeo's return in Verona
4.5.2. Romeo's suicide
4.5.3. Juliet's suicide
5. Themes
5.1. Love
5.1.1. as a pure sentiment for Romeo and Juliet
5.1.1.1. Substance and Appearance in the balcony scene
5.1.1.1.1. Juliet loves Romeo as a person not as a Montague
5.1.1.1.2. The rose simile
5.1.1.2. Compared to light
5.1.1.2.1. Romeo calls Juliet "bright angel"
5.1.1.3. Suicide as strength and not as weakness
5.1.2. as a business for Montagues and Capulets
5.1.3. Mercutio's cynical vision
5.1.3.1. Queen Mab's monologue
5.2. Civil strife
5.2.1. Feud between Montagues and Capulets
5.3. Hostil fate
5.3.1. Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers"
5.3.2. tragic end because of external events