Romeo and Juliet Timeline

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  • Jul 15, 1582

    Sampson insults two Capulets

    Sampson bites his thumb at Abraham and Tybalt as aninsult.
  • Jul 15, 1582

    Fight in the street

    Fight started by Sampson starts in the street between the Capulet's and Montague's. The Prince breaks it up and threatens to kill anyone who starts another fight.
  • Jul 15, 1582

    Romeo hears about the Capulet party

    Romeo and Benvolio find out that Rosaline has been invited to a party at the Capulet's and he plans to crash it.
  • Jul 15, 1582

    Romeo meets Juliet

    Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet party and thet fall in love.
  • Jul 15, 1582

    Romeo visits Juliet

    Romeo visits Juliet at her balcony and they plan to get married.
    “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?”
  • Period: Jul 15, 1582 to Jul 19, 1582

    Play starts on Sunday and ends on Thursday

  • Jul 16, 1582

    Romeo goes to the Friar

    Romeo goesto see Friar Laurence to plan his and Juliet's wedding.
  • Jul 16, 1582

    Tybalt wants to duel Romeo

    Tybalt wants to duel Romeo because he crashed the party but Romeo is not home yet.
  • Jul 16, 1582

    Nurse visits Romeo

    The Nurse tells Romeo that Paris wants to marry Juliet.
  • Jul 16, 1582

    The Nurse goes to Juliet

    The Nurse give Juliet information from Romeo to Juliet about the wedding.
  • Jul 16, 1582

    Romeo and Juliet get married

    Romeo and Juliet get married in Friar Laurence's cell.
  • Jul 16, 1582

    Mercutio is killed

    Tybalt stabs Mercution in a fight the Romeo refused to do. However, Romeo then wants revenge and kills Tybalt.
    “O, I am fortunes fool!”
  • Jul 16, 1582

    Romeo is banished

    The Prince announces Romeo will be banished for killing Tybalt.
  • Jul 16, 1582

    Nurse returns to Juliet

    The Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo has been banished and Tybalt has been killed.
  • Jul 16, 1582

    Lord Capulet makes an announcement

    Lord Capulet says Juliet will marry Paris on Thursday.
  • Jul 17, 1582

    Romeo leaves for Mantua

    Romeo goes to Mantua after spending the night at Juliet's.
  • Jul 17, 1582

    Juliet goes to the Friar

    Juliet goes to Friar Laurence for sleeping potion that will make heer appear dead. The Friar sends Friar John news of this to tell Romeo.
  • Jul 17, 1582

    Juliet returns home

    Juliet returns home and acts excited for the wedding but it backfires and Lord Capulet reschedules the wedding for Wednesday and she drinks the Potion a day early.
  • Jul 18, 1582

    Juliet is found "dead"

    Juliet is found "dead" in her bed and the wedding is switched to a funeral.
  • Jul 19, 1582

    Juliet wakes up

    Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo dead and she stabs herself.
  • Jul 19, 1582

    Romeo hears about Juliet

    Balthasar goes to Mantua and tells Romeo that Juliet has died. He then buys poison from the Apothecary.
    “The world is not thy friend nor the world’s law.”
  • Jul 19, 1582

    Friar John brings bad news

    Friar John could not get the letter to Romeo in Mantua.
  • Jul 19, 1582

    Romeo goes to the Capulet vault

    Romeo goes to the tomb where Juliet is and encounters Paris and kills him, and then he finds Juliet and drinks the poison.
  • Jul 19, 1582

    Friar Laurence's speech

    Friar Laurence explains what happened to the Prince and the Lord Montague and the Capulet’s decide to build statues of Romeo and Juliet which ends the feud.