Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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    Ibraham Nasar Has An Affair With Victoria Guzman

    ''She'd been seduced by Ibrahim Nasar in the fullness of her adolescence. She'd made love to him in secret for several years in the stables of the ranch, and he brought her to be a house servant when the affection was over'' (Marquez 9,10).
  • Bayardo San Roman/Angela's Fiances Arrival

    ''Bayardo San Roman, the man who had given back his bride, had turned up for the first time in August of the year before: six months before the wedding'' (Marquez 25).
  • Angela Vicario's Wedding

    Both the Vicario brothers and Santiago were at this wedding the night before.
  • Santiago's Death

    On Page 3, the first page the narrator says how Santiago died in the first sentence. It was a Monday at the end of February.
  • Twins Acquitted

  • Narrator Marries Mercedes

  • Bayardo Comes Back To Angela

    ''He was fat and was beginning to lose his hair, and he already needed glasses'' but despite all the changes in appearance, ''it was him. God damn it, it was him'' (Marquez 95). ''He was carrying a suitcase with clothing in order to stay and another just like it with almost two thousand letters that she had written him. They were arranged by date in bundles tied with colored ribbons, and they were all unopened'' (Marquez 95).
  • Narrator's POV

    The Narrator has a sister named Margot who had a strong relationship with Santiago. The Narrator was at the wedding and was in close proximaty with Santiago the whole night before.