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Timeline for Romeo and Juliet This Literature Timeline of the famous play by William Shakespeare. Important dates in this Time line for Romeo and Juliet, the 'star-crossed' lovers The events leading to the death of the lovers  The different Acts of the play and relevant times  of events The famous play about Romeo and Juliet.

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Act and Scene Day  Times Timeline for Romeo and Juliet Important Events   Act 1 Sunday Morning Romeo lovesick for Rosaline Act 1 Sunday Afternoon A street fight between the Montague and Capulet factions Act 1 Sunday Evening The 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 2 Sunday Night Romeo 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 2 Monday Morning Plans are made for the wedding Act 2 Monday Early Afternoon Romeo 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 3 Monday Late Afternoon Benvolio and Mercutio (Montague faction) meet Tybalt (Capulet faction). Mercutio is killed by Tybalt.   Act 3 Monday Early Evening Romeo revenges the death of Mercutio and kills Tybalt.   Act 3 Monday Night Prince of Verona banishes Romeo from Verona. Unaware of the wedding Capulet arranges for Juliet to marry Paris on Thursday   Act 3 Tuesday Dawn Having spent the night together the lovers, Romeo and Juliet, part Act 4 Tuesday Morning Juliet refuses her father's wishes to marry Paris and decides she will commit suicide rather than betray Romeo Act 4 Tuesday Afternoon Friar 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 4 Tuesday Night Juliet takes the fake potion Act 4 Wednesday Morning The 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 5 Wednesday   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 5 Thursday Evening Romeo 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 5 Thursday Evening The tragic love story ends as the Montague and Capulet families end their feud

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