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Romeo lovesick for Rosaline
Romeo is in love with Rosaline, but she wants to become a nun. He is devastated. -
Montagues and Capulets fight
Servants and family members for the Montagues and Capulets fight on the streets and disturb the peace. The Prince warns them that if it continues, they will pay with their lives. -
Romeo crashes Capulet party; falls in love with Juliet
Benvolio and Mercutio take Romeo to the Capulet masked ball to get over Rosaline. He falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of his father's sworn enemy. -
Balcony Scene; Romeo and Juliet vow to marry
Romeo goes to Juliet's balcony in the night. The two pledge their love for each other despite their feuding families and vow to marry. -
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Romeo and Juliet Timeline
A timeline of the major events in Romeo and Juliet. -
Plans are made for the wedding
Romeo and Juliet seek allies to help plan their wedding, including Friar Lawrence and the Nurse. -
Romeo and Juliet married by Friar Lawrence
Romeo and Juliet are married by Friar Lawrence in secret. -
Mercutio killed by Tybalt
On his way to Juliet, Romeo sees that his friend Mercutio is fighting with Tybalt. Romeo fails to stop the fight and Mercutio is killed. -
Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge for Mercutio
Romeo gets vengeance for his slain friend by killing Tybalt. -
Romeo banished; Juliet engaged to marry Paris
The Prince banishes Romeo from the city instead of sentencing his to death. Capulet decides to move up Juliet's engagement to Paris to Thursday believing her grief could be ceased by marriage -
Romeo and Juliet spend the night together
Romeo reaches Juliet and they have their honeymoon. He leaves Verona the next morning and begins his wait for his eventual return to Juliet. -
Juliet refuses to marry Paris and secretly plans suicide
Juliet learns that she is to marry Paris. She doesn't agree, and decides to plan suicide to avoid it. -
Friar Lawrence gives Juliet fake poison to escape wedding
Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence, upset over her marriage to Paris. She wants to commit suicide, but Friar Lawrence has a plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet by faking Juliet's death -
Juliet takes the fake potion
Juliet wears her best dress and takes the potion, falling into a deep sleep that appears like death. -
Juliet found "dead." Wedding now a funeral
Juliet's family find her "dead." The wedding becomes a funeral. -
Romeo learns of Juliet's "death"; Suicide planned
The messenger never arrives to Romeo with the truth, and he only learns Juliet has "died." He plans to return to Verona and commit suicide. -
Romeo kills Paris at tomb; Kills himself; Juliet wakes up and kills herself
At Juliet's tomb, Romeo is seen by Paris and they fight. Paris is killed. Romeo then commits suicide by Juliet. She wakes up, and in her grief... commits suicide. -
Montagues and Capulets end the feud in grief
When Montague and Capulet learn of the deaths at the tomb, they agree to end their feud due to all the death it has caused.