Act 4 scene 3 summary of key points:
Juliet is in her bedroom on the eve of the wedding ceremony.
She refuses her mother's request for help and also asks the Nurse to leave her.
Juliet considers the plan and describes her fears of waking in the tomb before Romeo arrives: she has horrible imaginings of the skeletons and corpses.
She drinks the potion decisively and falls onto the bed.
Why is this scene important?
We see the strength and resilence of Juliet's character and her determination not to be forced into the second marriage.
Juliet's soliloquy adds bleak, dark imagery at a key turning point.