1. The Capulet servants Sampson and Gregory start a fight with Balthazar and Abraham. Benvolio tried to break up the feud until Tybalt attacks him.
2. Prince Escalus breaks up the feud by threatening everyone with death.
3. Benvolio realizes that Romeo’s problem is that he is love and tries to find out who it is. Romeo is too stubborn and will not tell who he is in love with.
Act I Scene ii
1. Paris asks Lord Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage.
2. Romeo finds out that Rosaline will attend the mask party.
3. Benvolio challenges Romeo to go to the part and compare Rosaline with other women of Verona.
Act I Scene iii
1. Lady Capulet tries to have a civil conversation about marriage with Juliet but Nurse interrupts he with stories of the when Juliet was a toddler.
2. Lady Capulet explains to Juliet that Paris would like to marry her.
3. Juliet abruptly agrees with her mother to get married because she has to and not because that she wants to.
Act I Scene iiii
1. Mercutio tries to persuade Romeo to dance at the mask party but Romeo says that he has too heavy of a soul.
2. Romeo believes that he should not go to the party because of a dream that he had.
3. Mercutio mocks Romeo by talking about “Queen Mab” and agrees to attend the party with his friends.
Act I Scene iiiii
1. Romeo sees Juliet at the party and says that it is first time he has seen a real beauty.
2. Tybalt recognizes Romeo by the sound of his voice and goes for his sword but Lord Capulet orders him to do nothing.
3. Romeo and Juliet meet face to face and Romeo asks a kiss from her. She kisses him and as they leave they both learn each other’s names and curse fate for their fortune.
Act 2 Scene i
1. Romeo tries to find Juliet after the party.
2. On his way home, Romeo jumps the wall to Capulet’s orchard.
3. Mercutio and Benvolio call for Romeo but he does not return.
Act 2 scene I
1. Mercutio and Benvolio look for Romeo after the party.