Romeo kills Count Paris at Juliet’s tomb in Romeo and Juliet. Paris has gone to the tomb to mourn Juliet, whom he believes to be dead and whom he expected to marry. Romeo arrives to take Juliet’s body away and warns Paris not to interfere.
Paris sees Romeo as a criminal connected with the Montague family and tries to arrest him. The two fight, and Romeo kills Paris. Before dying, Paris asks to be laid near Juliet, and Romeo grants that request. This episode is sometimes omitted or blurred in summaries that focus only on Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, but it is a distinct event in the final scene.
Romeo then discovers Juliet apparently dead and drinks poison. Juliet awakens soon afterward, sees Romeo dead, and kills herself with a dagger. The deaths of Paris, Romeo, and Juliet bring the feud into public view and finally force the Capulets and Montagues to confront the consequences of their hostility.