They fall in love instantly. However, their families’ ongoing conflict prevents them from being together. They secretly marry with the help of Friar Laurence, but their happiness is short-lived. Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, challenges Romeo to a duel and kills Romeo’s friend Mercutio instead. In revenge, Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona. Juliet’s father arranges for her to marry Paris, but she refuses and takes a potion that makes her appear dead. Romeo, believing Juliet is dead, takes his own life beside her tomb. When Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo dead, she also kills herself