Juliet dies by stabbing herself with Romeo's dagger. In Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet , after Romeo has taken poison and died believing Juliet to be dead, Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead beside her. She first tries to kiss the poison from his lips but fails to die from it. When Friar Laurence, who had planned their escape, flees the tomb fearing the arrival of the watch, Juliet is left alone. She then takes Romeo's dagger and kills herself, dying upon Romeo's body