Romeo and Juliet Timeline

The fight in the beginning scene.

Mar 4, 1945

Sampson bites his thumb at Mercutio which starts a brawl between the men.

The prince threatens to kill.

Mar 4, 1945

The prince threatens to kill both of the families if he ever catches them fighting in public again.

Romeo in love with Rosaline, but she hates him.

Mar 4, 1945

Romeo is in love with Rosaline, but is soon depressed after he learns she does not love him back.

Juliet does not want to marry Paris.

Mar 4, 1945

Juliet does not want to marry Paris. She feels like she does not know him very well.

Tybalt wants to fight Romeo.

Mar 4, 1945

Tybalt is very angry at Romeo for crashing their party so he plans to fight Romeo.

Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time.

Mar 4, 1945

Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time at the Capulet party. They do not know who they are yet. "O, she doth teaches the torches to burn bright. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear-- beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear."

Romeo and Juliet learn what families they are from.

Mar 4, 1945

The nurse tells Romeo what family Juliet is from. She later tells Juliet what family Romeo is from.

Romeo and Juliet plan the wedding for the next morning.

Mar 4, 1945

Romeo and Juliet discuss having a wedding the next morning.

Paris wants to marry Juliet.

Mar 4, 1945

Paris wants to marry Lord Capulet's daughter, Juliet, but Lord Capulet is not very sure about the marriage.

Friar Lawrence agrees to marry the couple.

Mar 5, 1945

Friar Lawrence agrees to marry the couple only because he feels it will end the feud between the families.

Mercutio and Benvolio find the letter, but Romeo never recieves it.

Mar 5, 1945

Mercutio and Benvolio do not give Romeo the letter because he has not been home yet.

Friar Lawrence warns Romeo about moving too quickly.

Mar 5, 1945

Friar Lawrence warns Romeo that if he moves too quickly, something bad will happen.

Mercutio gets stabbed by Tybalt

Mar 5, 1945

Mercutio and Tybalt get into a heated argument and Mercutio is stabbed under Romeo's arm as he was trying to stop the fight.

Romeo grows very angry and stabs Tybalt.

Mar 5, 1945

Romeo is so overwhelmed with Mercutio's death, he stabs Tybalt. "O, I am fortune's fool!"

Prince announces Romeo will be exiled.

Mar 5, 1945

The Prince announces that Romeo will be exiled for killing Tybalt and starting another fight.

Lord Capulet schedules marriage of Paris and Juliet for thursday.

Mar 5, 1945

Lord Capulet thinks that to make Juliet happier after Tybalt's death, she would marry Paris.

Lord Capulet so thrilled that Juliet will marry Paris. he moves the wedding to Wednesday.

Mar 6, 1945

Lord Capulet moves the wedding to Wednesday because Juliet says she will marry Paris.

Friar Lawrence gives Juliet the potion.

Mar 6, 1945

Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a potion to fake her death so she will not have to marry Paris on thursday.

Juliet takes the potion a day early.

Mar 6, 1945

Juliet takes the potion early so she will not have to marry Paris. But Friar Lawrence nor Romeo know about it.

Romeo buys poison to kill himself

Mar 7, 1945

Romeo is given the news that Juliet is dead so he buys posion to kill himself and die next to her. "Then I defy you stars!"