Timeline for Romeo and Juliet

Timeline for Romeo and Juliet

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Act 1SundayMorningRomeo lovesick for Rosaline
Act 1SundayAfternoonA street fight between the Montague and Capulet factions
Act 1SundayEveningThe Capulets make ready for their masked ball (masque)
The Montague faction gatecrash the ball - Romeo is disguised by a mask. Romeo sees beautiful Juliet - it is love at first sight.
 
Act 2SundayNightRomeo and Juliet meet and learn they belong to the opposing families of Montague and Capulet. Despite the conflicting loyalties to their families they swear their love for each other and decide to marry
 
Act 2MondayMorningPlans are made for the wedding
Act 2MondayEarly AfternoonRomeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are married by Friar Laurence
The Nurse helps Romeo with plans to provide ropes to enable Romeo to climb into Juliet's bedchamber as her husband later that night...
 
Act 3MondayLate AfternoonBenvolio and Mercutio (Montague faction) meet Tybalt (Capulet faction). Mercutio is killed by Tybalt.
 
Act 3MondayEarly Evening Romeo revenges the death of Mercutio and kills Tybalt.
 
Act 3MondayNightPrince of Verona banishes Romeo from Verona.
Unaware of the wedding Capulet arranges for Juliet to marry Paris on Thursday
 
Act 3TuesdayDawnHaving spent the night together the lovers, Romeo and Juliet, part
Act 4TuesdayMorningJuliet refuses her father's wishes to marry Paris and decides she will commit suicide rather than betray Romeo
Act 4TuesdayAfternoonFriar Laurence advises Juliet to pretend to take poison and fake her death, allowing her to escape to Romeo. Knowing she will escape Juliet "agrees" to marry Paris. Her delighted father brings the wedding forward to Wednesday
 
Act 4TuesdayNightJuliet takes the fake potion
Act 4WednesdayMorningThe Nurse discovers the "dead" Juliet. The Capulet family learn that their daughter Juliet is dead. The wedding preparations are changed to those of a funeral.
 
Act 5Wednesday Romeo learns of Juliet's death - devastated he plans to return to Verona to see the dead body of Juliet - he plans to commit suicide
 
Act 5ThursdayEveningRomeo looks at Juliet in her coffin. Paris sees him, they fight and Paris is killed. Romeo then takes the poison - just as Juliet awakes. Romeo dies and then Juliet stabs herself to death.
 
Act 5ThursdayEveningThe tragic love story ends as the Montague and Capulet families end their feud
 


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