Act 1.1 | After the Montagues and Capulets brawl, Capulet agrees to betroth his daughter Juliet to Paris and arranges a ball to celebrate |
Act 1.3 | At the call, masked Romeo Montague is overwhelmed by Juliet’s beauty |
Act 2.1 | Beneath Juliet’s balcony, Romeo overhears Juliet’s avowal of love for him |
Act 2.5 | Romeo and Juliet are secretly married by Friar Laurence |
Act 3.1 | Mercurio is killed by Tybalt. Romeo kills Tybalth and is banished by the Prince |
Act 3.5 (first one) | Romeo and Juliet spend their wedding night together |
Act 3.5 (part 2) | Romeo flees to Mantua, and Juliet’s wedding to Paris is arranged |
Act 4.1 | Juliet is persuaded by Friar Laurence to drug herself to escape her wedding to Paris |
Act 4.3-4 | Juliet takes the drug and is found apparently dead in her bed |
Act 5.3 (part 1) | Returning to verona, Romeo sneaks into Juliet’s tomb but meets Paris and kills him in a fight |
Act 5.3 (part 2) | Lying next to Juliet’s body, Romeo takes poison and dies |
Act 5.3 (part 3) | Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead and stabs herself in despair |
Act 5.3 (part 4) | Horrified by the discovery of the dead lovers, the Montagues and Capulets end their feud |
Timeline of Romeo and Juliet
August 15, 2019