Immediately from the beginning of Act 3 Scene 5 there is action, suspense and emotion. Romeo and Juliet have to part not knowing if they will ever see each other again and Juliet's future is decided....
All of Shakespeare's plays have five acts. In Romeo and Juliet Act 1 has 5 scenes, Act 2 has 6, Act 3 has 5, Act 4 has 5, and Act 5 has 3; twenty-four scenes in all.
Romeo says that the flies are better off than he is because they can land on Juliet and he is not even allowed to see her. "Flies may do this but I from this must fly" he says. The pun is of course...
Romeo is hiding out in Friar Lawrence's cell, moping because he has been banished. The Nurse shows up, saying that Juliet is moping because he has been banished. They arrange for him to sneak into...