Scenes in this act
- Scene I Paris, Juliet, and the friar's plan
In Friar Laurence's cell, Paris talks about the Thursday wedding, and the friar says the deadline is short and recalls that Paris himself admits he does not know the young woman's mood.
- Scene II Juliet pretends to obey her father
Capulet orders invitations sent to everyone on the list and twenty cooks hired.
- Scene III Juliet alone with the potion
In her room, Juliet and the Nurse choose the ornaments, and Juliet asks the Nurse to leave her alone at night, because she must pray hard for heaven to smile on her situation, which, as the Nurse knows well, is adverse and full of sin.
- Scene IV The house in preparation
In the Capulet hall, Lady Capulet hands the keys to the Nurse to fetch more spices, and the Nurse says the kitchen is asking for dates and quinces.
- Scene V The bride found dead
The Nurse enters the room to wake Juliet and teases her, saying she sleeps like a lazybones and that Count Paris will not let her rest the next night.
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