Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet Act 4, Scene 3 Summary

  • Juliet convinces the Nurse and Lady Capulet to leave her the alone. Then she takes out the potion the Friar gave her. She worries for a brief moment that it might be real poison.
  • She freaks herself out by imagining what it will be like to awake surrounded by a bunch of dead bodies, including the fresh corpse of her cousin Tybalt.
  • She drinks the potion, but makes sure to fall on to the bed instead of dropping awkwardly onto the floor.

Act 4, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 2