write three to five sentences summarizing the scene you read from act i of the miracle worker

She orders him to stand, but he is so upset that he prepares to stab himself. The Nurse arrives to find Romeo collapsed on the ground, weeping. When the Friar tries to console him, Romeo says, 'Wert thou as young as I, Juliet thy love./ Then mightst thou speak' (3.3.65-68). Romeo considers banishment a fate worse than death, since it will separate him from his beloved Juliet. In the chapel, where Romeo is hiding, Friar Laurence informs the boy about his punishment, adding that he should be happy that the Prince commuted the death sentence. Juliet gives the Nurse a ring for Romeo to wear when he comes to see her. The Nurse promises to find Romeo – whom she knows is hiding with Friar Laurence - and bring him to Juliet's bed that night. Overcome, Juliet laments Romeo’s banishment, and claims that she would rather have both her parents killed then see Romeo suffer such indignity. She then recants the accusation, and asks the Nurse, 'Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband?' (3.2.97). When the Nurse finally reveals the truth, Juliet immediately chides Romeo over his pretense of peace and contradictory violence. Instead, she allows Juliet to believe that it is Romeo who has been killed. As she did in the previous scene, the Nurse refuses to tell Juliet what she knows. The Nurse enters, distraught and speaking unclearly Juliet can only discern that someone has died and that someone has been banished. Act Three, Scene TwoĪs she waits in her room for Romeo to arrive, Juliet delivers one of the play’s most elegant soliloquies about her beloved. Instead, he banishes Romeo from Verona, insisting the boy will die if he does not obey. Benvolio tells him the entire story, but the Prince refuses to hold Romeo blameless. The Prince, followed by the Montague and Capulet families, arrives on the scene. He then flees quickly after Benvolio warns him that the Prince will come soon. Romeo and Tybalt duel, and Romeo kills Tybalt. Romeo vows revenge on Tybalt, who soon reappears. Benvolio soon returns with news that Mercutio has died. Mercutio is mortally wounded, and chastises the Montagues and Capulets for encouraging such violence before allowing Benvolio to lead him offstage. While Romeo is restraining him, Tybalt stabs Mercutio and then exits quickly. Romeo attempts to intervene, holding Mercutio back. However, Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a duel, so he draws his sword and attacks Mercutio. When Romeo arrives, overjoyed with his recent marriage, he is deferential to Tybalt, insisting he harbors no hatred for the Capulet house. Tybalt makes it clear that he is looking for Romeo, whom he wants to punish for sneaking into the Capulets' masked party the previous day.

Tybalt and Petruccio see them first, and start a quarrel. Outside on the Verona street, Benvolio and Mercutio wait around for Romeo to meet them.

Write three to five sentences summarizing the scene you read from act i of the miracle worker