Act 1 scene 5 summary of key points:
The scene opens with great activity as the final preparations are being made for the feast and we see Capulet give a warm welcome to the guests.
Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time.
Tybalt notices Romeo and immediately wants a fight. Capulet is angry with Tybalt and tells him to behave himself.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love, later discovering that they belong to rival families.
Why is this scene important?
The power of Romeo and Juliet's immediate attraction is established.
We see Tybalt's dangerous rage at the intrusion of a Montague on a Capulet family ocassion.
The discovery that the lovers come from rival families recalls the opening lines of the Prologue.