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Romeo and Juliet: Timeline of the Play

By cortneydevito
  • Jul 31, 1300

    Servant's fight

    Servant's fight
    The servants fight Sunday morning at 9:00 AM.
  • Jul 31, 1300

    Capulet's ball

    Capulet's ball
    The Capulet's ball occurs Sunday evening.
  • Jul 31, 1300

    Balcony scene

    Balcony scene
    The balcony scene occurs Sunday late evening.
  • Period: Jul 31, 1300 to Aug 4, 1300

    Sunday - Thursday

    Based on research results, Romeo and Juliet's story happened in 1300. The day the story started was on July 31st. It mentions that Juliet's birthday is a fortnight and a few odd days before Lammastide, which is the same as Lammas Eve, as Juliet's mother states. Since the story is a 5 day period, the story must end on August 4th.
  • Aug 1, 1300

    Romeo sets up wedding with Friar

    Romeo sets up wedding with Friar
    Romeo set up the wedding on Monday early morning.
  • Aug 1, 1300

    Nurse meets with Romeo

    Nurse meets with Romeo
    On Monday at noon, the nurse meets up with Romeo to discuss marriage plans. The nurse strictly warns Romeo to not toy with Juliet's heart.
  • Aug 1, 1300

    The wedding

    The wedding
    Romeo and Juliet get married Monday afternoon.
  • Aug 1, 1300

    Mercutio's death

    Mercutio's death
    Tybalt kills Mercutio Monday afternoon.
  • Aug 1, 1300

    Tybalt's fight/death

    Tybalt's fight/death
    Romeo kills Tybalt Monday afternoon, after Tybalt killed Mercutio.
  • Aug 2, 1300

    Capulet's many changes to the Paris wedding

    Capulet's many changes to the Paris wedding
    The Capulet changes the wedding from Thursday to Wednesday. He decides to do this on Tuesday early morning.
  • Aug 2, 1300

    Juliet visits the Friar

    Juliet visits the Friar
    Juliet visits the Friar Tuesday afternoon.
  • Aug 3, 1300

    Friar John quarantined

    Friar John quarantined
    Friar John quarantined Wednesday, so he was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo.
  • Aug 4, 1300

    Romeo buys potion/travels to Verona

    Romeo buys potion/travels to Verona
    Romeo buys the potion, then travels to Verona Thursday afternoon, to lie with Juliet that night.
  • Aug 4, 1300

    The "wedding night"

    The "wedding night"
    The wedding night was planned to occur Thursday evening.
  • Aug 4, 1300

    Paris visits Juliet's tomb

    Paris visits Juliet's tomb
    Paris visits Juliet's tomb Thursday late evening.
  • Aug 4, 1300

    Romeo kills Paris then himself

    Romeo kills Paris then himself
    Romeo killed Paris then committed suicide on Thursday late evening.
  • Aug 4, 1300

    Juliet commits suicide

    Juliet commits suicide
    Juliet killed herself after seeing Romeo's dead body.
  • Aug 4, 1300

    Lady Montague dies

    Lady Montague dies
    Lady Montague's death, which the cause is assumed to be from stress, occurred Thursday evening.
  • Aug 4, 1300

    The families end the fued

    The families end the fued
    The families end the feud due to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet on Thursday late evening.