Act IV

Paris shows affection to Juliet when she comes to see Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence proposes to Juliet that she take a sleeping potion to feign death on her and Paris's wedding night, and Romeo and Juliet can live together in Mantua. Juliet tells the Capulets she will marry Paris and they move the wedding up a day. After pondering what may go wrong and having a vision of Tybalt's ghost searching for Romeo, Juliet drinks the sleeping potion. The Capulet household prepares for Juliet's wedding to Paris.The Nurse, the Capulets, and Paris discover that Juliet is "dead," and mourn extensively.