Act 1 Summary: At the beginning of act 1 it starts with Sampson and Gregory, who are servants of the house of Capulet walking through the streets of Verona. Both Sampson and Gregory were talking about what they could do to anyone in there way. While they were talking two servants from the house of Montagues named Abram and Balthasar entered. Sampson insults them by biting his thumb which leads to arguments between the two houses servants. Benvolio, the cousin of the Montagues enters to try to make peace but the fights began. Tybalt, the cousin of the Capulets enters but did not try to cause peace when fights began from who has the better master. The Lord and Lady Capulet arrive as well as the Montagues to try to fight as well. Prince Escalus …show more content…
Lord and Lady Montague talk to Benvolio about Romeo in private. They are concerned for Romeo and ask Benvolio to try to find out what happened to him to cause such depress. As Lord and Lady Montague exit Romeo enters, he starts talking to Benvolio about his problems. Romeo starts to admit how he had fallen in love with a girl who wants to be a maiden and does not love him back. He is very depressed, but Benvolio suggests he forgets her and look at other girls. At a street, Paris talks to Lord Capulet about his interest in marrying Juliet. Lord Capulet only tells Paris that it is his daughter’s choice, to whether she will fall in love with him and he has to try to win her over at their party they are hosting. Lord Capulet gives his servant a list of names to inform about the party. The servant’s problem is that he cannot read, so he asks Romeo who is with Benvolio as he walks to try to help him. As Romeo is reading the names he finds Rosaline’s name wanting to know whose party this is for, he gets the interest and wants to go to the Capulet’s party. Later at the Capulet’s house, Lady Capulet talks to Juliet about marriage and explains how she got married at Juliet’s age. She continues to push the topic of marriage to Juliet on how Paris will try