Kristen Schneider Romeo & Juliet Timeline

sunday morning

the montagues and capulets fight in the streets and are broken up by prince escalus. Romeo is pining for Rosaline, who rejected him

sunday afternoon

lord capulet and Paris arrange a marriage to Juliet. Romeo and Benvolio help a capulet servant read the guest list to the capulet party. They decide to crash the party

sunday evening

lady capulet tells Juliet that Paris wants to marry her. Romeo and his friends arrive at the capulet house. Romeo and Juliet meet at the party and fall in love. Tybalt is angry that Romeo came

sunday late evening

Romeo looks for Juliet. Benvolio and Mercutio look for Romeo. The balcony scene: Romeo and Juliet decide they will get married the next morning

monday early morning

Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence to arrange his wedding to Juliet

monday late morning

benvolio and mercutio are still looking for Romeo. He finds them. The nurse arrives to speak with Romeo. She warns him that he better not be toying with Juliet because Paris wants to marry her

monday noon

Juliet is upset that the Nurse is taking so long. She delivers Romeo's message to Juliet

monday afternoon

Romeo and Juliet meet at Friar Lawrence's cell and get married. Benvolio and Mercutio encounter Tybalt. Romeo arrives and Tybalt challenges him. Romeo refuses. Mercutio fights Tybalt. Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo kills Tybalt. The Prince banishes Romeo

monday late afternoon

Juliet yearns for night to fall so that Romeo will be able to come back. The nurse tells her about Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment

monday early evening

Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that he had been banished. The nurse comes to bring Romeo to Juliet

monday late evening

Lord capulet decides that Juliet will marry paris on thursday

tuesday morning

Romeo leaves for Mantua after spending the night with Juliet. Juliet is told that she must marry Paris on thursday morning- or else

tuesday late morning

Paris talks to Friar Lawrence about the upcoming wedding. Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence, and he suggests a plan that she will take a drug that will make her look dead so she can sneak away with Romeo. Friar Lawrence sends Friar John to Mantua with a messa

tuesday early evening

Juliet tells her father she will marry Paris. He moves the wedding ahead a day, to Wednesday

tuesday evening

Juliet drinks the potion

tuesday late evening

Lord capulet supervises the wedding preparations throughout the night. Paris arrives very early in the morning, which was custom at the time

wednesday morning

The capulets and the others discover Juliet's "dead" body. They end the wedding plans and instead discuss plans for her funeral. Juliet is now scheduled to wake up on Thursday instead of friday

wednesday late evening

In Mantua, Romeo learns from Balthasar that Juliet is dead. Romeo buys poison from the apothecary and leaves for Verona

thursday evening

Friar Lawrence learns that Friar John was unable to deliver the message to Romeo. He writes another letter to Romeo and leaves for the crypt to meet Juliet when she wakes

thursday late evening to early morning friday

Paris and a servant arrive at Juliet's tomb. Romeo and Balthasar arrive. Romeo gives Balthasar a letter for his father and sends him away. Paris confronts Romeo who reluctantly fights and kills him. Romeo goes into Juliet's tomb, says his last goodbye, an