Scene summary
Friar John returns to Friar Laurence's cell with the returned letter: he was locked in a house suspected of plague and could not go on to Mantua or find anyone to carry the message. Laurence sees the danger, asks for a crowbar, and goes alone to the tomb, where Juliet will wake in a few hours; he intends to write to Romeo again and hide her in the cell.
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