Romeo and Juliet – Time chart

Sunday, Act One Montagues and Capulets fight in the streets of Verona
Sunday, Act One Warning from Prince
Sunday, Act One Paris proposes marriage to Juliet.
Sunday, Act One Friar at Capulet
Sunday, Act One Romeo and Juliet Meet.
Sunday, Act Two Balcony Scene – Romeo and Juliet decide to marry.
Monday, Act Two Romeo goes to the Friar and arranges marriage.
Monday, Act Two Marriage occurs.
Monday, Act Three Tybalt kills Mercutio
Monday, Act Three Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished. Also spends the night with Juliet.
Tuesday, Act Three Romeo leaves for Mantua
Tuesday, Act Three Juliet is told that she must marry Paris.
Tuesday, Act Four Friar prepares death potion for Juliet.
Tuesday, Act Four Julies takes the potion that night.
Wednesday, Act Four Juliet is found “dead” and is buried.
Thursday, Act Five Romeo learns about the “death” of Juliet
Thursday, Act Five Romeo buys poison, goes to tomb, kills Paris, before taking his own life.
Thursday, Act Five Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo dead, does the same thing to herself.
null. Play ends next morning.