Act I of William Shakespeare's begins with a
, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
in the street between servants from the
and
households.
the fight while
_ encourages it. The
attempts to stop arrives at
the scene of the fight and says that the Capulets and Montagues have fought in the streets and disturbed the peace
times. He then
that
if someone fights again that they will pay for it with their
. Meanwhile,
Romeo has been sad lately, and both Benvolio and Capulet have seen him underneath the grove of
. Benvolio talks with Romeo and learns that he is upset
because he loves
and she does not
him back. In the
Capulet house,
asks Capulet for his daughter's hand in marriage.
Capulet responds by saying that Juliet is too young because she is only
_, but that Paris should wait
years because then
she will be ready to be a
. Capulet invites Paris to his party that
evening so that Paris can woo Juliet. A servant is sent to invite the guests to Capulet's party, and Benvolio and
learn about the party. Benvolio insists that
they go so that Romeo can get over Rosaline, but Romeo only agrees to go so that he can see her. Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks about , and Juliet tells her mother that she is not
. Before
going to the party, Romeo has a _
about what fate will bring him. At the
party, Capulet welcomes his guests. Romeo sees Juliet for the
time
and compares her
to a beautiful jewel. Tybalt overhears Romeo
speaking and is
that a
would come to the feast.
Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time and exchange two
. At the
end of the party, the
tells Romeo who Juliet is, and Juliet then asks