Final answer:
In 'Romeo and Juliet,' Romeo arrives at Juliet's tomb with Balthasar. Paris attempts to stop him, leading to a confrontation and setting the stage for the play's tragic climax.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the context of William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, the blank should be filled with Balthasar. At the end of the play, Romeo, accompanied by Balthasar, goes to Juliet's tomb.
Unaware that Juliet is not truly dead but under the effect of a sleeping potion, Paris attempts to prevent Romeo from entering the tomb, which leads to a confrontation.
This moment is one of the most intense in the play, as it precedes the tragic climax where Romeo, believing Juliet to be dead, takes his own life.
Juliet then wakes to find Romeo dead and, overwhelmed with grief, she also takes her own life. This culmination of events is orchestrated without knowledge of the Friar's plan for them to escape together, making the outcome inevitably tragic.
So, Romeo and Balthasar arrive, and Paris tries to restrain Romeo, who is focused on breaking into the tomb.