Romeo And Juliet
Act 5.1
characters
APOTHECARY
An apothecary in Mantua. Had he been wealthier, he might have been able to afford to value his morals more than money, and refused to sell poison to Romeo.
ROMEO
The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about sixteen, Romeo is handsome, and sensitive. Though impulsive and immature, his passion make him an extremely likable character.
BALTHASAR
Romeo’s dedicated servant, who brings Romeo the news of Juliet’s death, unaware that her death is a trick.
Summary
act 5.1
Balthasar enters, and Romeo greets him happily, saying that Balthasar must have come from Verona with news of Juliet and his father. Romeo comments that nothing can be ill in the world if Juliet is well. Balthasar replies that nothing can be ill, then, for Juliet is well: she is in heaven, found dead that morning at her home. Thunderstruck, Romeo cries out “Then I defy you, stars”.He goes to find an apothecary, a seller of drugs. After telling the man in the shop that he looks poor, Romeo offers to pay him well for a vial of poison. The Apothecary says that he has just such a thing, but that selling poison in Mantua carries the death sentence. Romeo replies that the Apothecary is too poor to refuse the sale. The Apothecary finally relents and sells Romeo the poison. Once alone, Romeo speaks to the vial, declaring that he will go to Juliet’s tomb and kill himself.
Song
Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You [Lyrics Video]
or
Romeo and Juliet - What Is A Youth
song meaing
This song shows how romeo and juliet belong to each in the movie and the book. The song "what is a youth" is about romeo and juliet being star cross lover. They were meant to die together at the end.