Romeo and Juliet Timeline Wahlquist

  • Sampson Bites his Thumb at the Enemy

    Sampson Bites his Thumb at the Enemy
    Quote= "I will bite my at them, which is a disgrace to them"- Sampson.
    As an enemy approaches, Sampson bites his thumb at them, which means he flicks them off, to say he's mad at them.
  • Romeo and Juliet Meet

    Romeo and Juliet Meet
    Romeo goes to a party, and meets his true love, Juliet, and kisses her.
  • The Balcony Scene

    The Balcony Scene
    Romeo sneaks up to Juliet when she is on her balcony and that's where Juliet has her famous quote: "Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
  • Romeo and Juliet get Married

    Romeo and Juliet get Married
    Juliet says she's going to confession, but she goes to Friar Lawrence's cell and marries Romeo.
  • Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to slow down after Romeo decides he and Juliet will marry

    Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to slow down after Romeo decides he and Juliet will marry
    Romeo tells Friar Lawrence that he and Juliet will marry after they first met. Friar tells Romeo to slow down by saying, "Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast."
  • Tybalt kills Mercutio

    Tybalt kills Mercutio
    Mercutio mocks Tybalt and they fight and Mercutio dies.
  • Romeo kills Tybalt

    Romeo kills Tybalt
    Romeo is very angry that Mercutio died, and Tybalt comes to try to kill Romeo. They fight and Romeo eventually kills Tybalt. He was very sad that he killed him because he is not a person who kills people.
  • Romeo is exiled

    Romeo is exiled
    The Prince proclaims Romeo to be exiled from Verona because he killed Tybalt. Romeo will have to live in Mantua.
  • Juliet is forced to marry Paris

    Juliet is forced to marry Paris
    When Juliet finds out that Tybalt died and Romeo is exiled, she is very sad and angry. Her parents think she's sad for Tybalts loss and try to make her happy, so they tell her that Juliet and Paris will get married on Thursday.
  • Juliet drinks the Vial

    Juliet drinks the Vial
    On Tuesday night, Juliet drinks the vial to make her appear dead. She takes it one day earlier than she is supposed to because the wedding was moved.
  • Friar gives Juliet a vial to make her "Fake dead"

    Friar gives Juliet a vial to make her "Fake dead"
    Juliet doesn't like the decision her parents gave her, so she went to Friar Lawrence for help. Friar gave her a vial to make her look fake dead for 42 hours so she won't marry Paris
  • Lord and Lady Capulet decide to make wedding on Wednesday

    Lord and Lady Capulet decide to make wedding on Wednesday
    Juliet comes home to her parents to act "excited" for the wedding to cover up her vial plan. Her parents like that she is excited, so they make the wedding one day earlier.
  • Lord and Lady Capulet and company find out Juliet is dead

    Lord and Lady Capulet and company find out Juliet is dead
    On Wednesday morning, Lord and Lady Capulet and others find out that Juliet is dead. It shows that Lord and Lady Capulet actually cared about Juliet by the way they mourned for her "death."
  • Romeo finds out that Juliet died

    Romeo finds out that Juliet died
    Romeo found out that Juliet died and he decides to go to Juliets vault to be with her.
  • Romeo gets the vial of poison

    Romeo gets the vial of poison
    Romeo goes to a "store" in Mantua and buys a vial of poison to kill himself in the same vault as Juliet.
  • Romeo and Paris fight in the Vault

    Romeo and Paris fight in the Vault
    Romeo arrives in the vault and sees Paris there. Paris thought that Romeo was going to damage the body of Juliet because Paris doesn't know they are married. They fight and Romeo kills Paris.
  • Romeo drinks the vial and dies

    Romeo drinks the vial and dies
    Romeo gives one last kiss before he drinks the vial and then drinks the poison right before Juliet wakes up. He places himself next to Juliet in the vault.
  • Juliet awakes and kills herself

    Juliet awakes and kills herself
    Juliet finally woke up from her long sleep and sees Friar Lawrence. Friar leaves without Juliet and Juliet sees Romeo dead. She is so mad that he is dead, she stabs herself and lays on top of Romeo.
  • The watchmen and the families find the dead Romeo and Juliet

    The watchmen and the families find the dead Romeo and Juliet
    The watchmen find Romeo and Juliet first and tell the families. The families get there and the watchmen get Friar, Page, and Balthaser, who were watching from the graveyard.
  • Friar Lawrence's Speech

    Friar Lawrence's Speech
    The Prince says that the Friar would know what happened and Friar gives a speech of what occured in the vault. He tells the truth about the last 4 days and that Romeo and Juliet were married the whole time. The Prince says that Friar is a holy man so they have to trust him.
  • The Montague's and Capulet's become Friends

    The Montague's and Capulet's become Friends
    The Prince says that it is both of the families, Friar, and everyone else's fault that all of these deaths happened. The families agree to what he said and become friends after the death of their children and loved ones.