Romeo and Juliet Narrative Poem: A Poetic Summary of William Shakespeare’s Famous Play
Romeo and Juliet Narrative Poem
Their families’ differences
Kept them apart
Fate had them doomed
Right from the start
As soon as he saw her
His other love he forgot
Despite their families’ wishes
They liked each other a lot
He went to see her
The night that they met
She pronounced her love for him
But it was by accident
They made plans to marry
The very next day
And to keep it a secret
They’d find a way
Nurse helped her to
Follow her heart
And to get to her love
By nine ‘o clock sharp
They were then married
And allowed no one to know
For every minute apart
Their love seemed to grow
A brawl then broke out
His best friend was slain
By his secret wife’s cousin
This caused him great pain
He picked up his sword
In his unthinking grief
And slaughtered his kinsman
His death would be brief
Her husband was banished
Her cousin lay dead
She couldn’t believe
The news that was said
She needed to see him
He’d be soon sent away
Nurse knew where he was
So she sent her his way
He went to see her
At her window that night
He’d soon have to leave
All would not be alright
She had to get married
To a man picked by her dad
He knew nothing about
The husband she already had
The wedding had to be stopped
Before it began
So she went to the friar
And they came up with a plan
They thought she had died
The plan was working out great
But her husband, too, was tricked
Oh woe was their fate!
Without his true love
He didn’t want to live
So he bought some poison
To which himself he would give
She arose from her tomb
Only to find more despair
Her only love laying dead
Was more than she could bear
But the poison was gone
And voices were heard down the hall
So she picked up the dagger
And with death she did fall
From misguided hatred
Two lives were lost
Only with death
Could their differences be resolved
Why I Wrote this Poem
I wrote this narrative poem summarizing the plot of William Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet as part of an English assignment in high school. This poem serves to summarize the main plot points of the play, and to help the reader to better understand the play.
Questions & Answers
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Comments
Such an innovative approach, it was an absolute delight to read. Thanks for sharing this :)
Great work. Loved it. Romeo and Juliet can be difficult without some idea behind the plot. Your poem was excellent. Thanks.-Tim
Good exercise. In poetry, you could really feel the power of the story.
I MUST say thank you because I never got the gist of what that poem was about. Maybe I never actually completed it but for sure I now know, thanks to you pining it so clearly.
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