- Sunday Morning: Romeo is lovesick for Rosaline.
- Sunday Afternoon: A street fight breaks out between the Montague and Capulet families. Romeo and Benvolio hear about the Capulet party.
- Sunday Evening: The Capulets throw a masked ball. Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio gatecrash it. Romeo meets Juliet and they experience love at first sight.
- Sunday Night: Romeo and Juliet meet and learn they are from opposing families. They declare their love and decide to get married.
- Monday Morning: Wedding plans are made and decided on.
- Monday Early Afternoon: Romeo and Juliet are married in secret by the Friar.
- Monday Late Afternoon: Benvolio and Mercutio get into a fight with Tybalt. Mercutio is killed by Tybalt.
- Monday Early Evening: Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge for Tybalt’s killing of Mercutio.
- Monday Night: The Prince banishes Romeo for murdering Tybalt. Capulet arranges for Juliet’s marriage to Paris.
- Tuesday Dawn: Having spent the night together, the lovers depart.
- Tuesday Morning: Juliet is told she is to marry Paris.
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