Event 1:

Lynchpin Event:

The event that caused the tragedy of Romeo Juliet was when Romeo killed Tybalt. On my my plot map, it causes the most events to happen. It causes the Capulets to arrange Juliet's marriage, pushing the whole play into hyperdrive. It causes Friar to make the death faking potion, Paris to try and kill Romeo, and generally the ending of the play. "This is that haughty Montague that killed my love's cousin."

If this event had not happened, Romeo and Juliet would have been married happily, with. as Romeo would not have been banished. "They may kiss her hand, but Romeo may not." Capulets and the Montagues would have had to reconsider their feuding ways, and then the end to the violence might have come happier and without Romeo and Juliet dying.

Legend:

The Blue titled events are from individual choices, the Red are because of social of family pressures.

I chose these two forces because the play centered around two young people defying their family's feud. It is interesting to be able to see what good comes of individual choice, in contrast to the often negative things that come about from family and society pressures.

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Friar John fails to deliver the letter.

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Event 2:

Juliet, seeing Romeo has died, takes her life with his dagger.

Romeo buys poison from an Apothecary.

Romeo kills Paris.

Friar makes plan for Juliet, gives potion.

The Montagues and the Capulets vow to end the family feud.

Romeo, falsely believing Juliet has died, drinks poison and dies.

Juliet drinks potion that night.

Romeo and Juliet have sex.

Capulets find Juliet dead.

Prince declares Romeo banished.

Romeo kills Tybalt.

Tybalt kills Mercutio.

The Montagues and Capulets have a brawl in the streets of Verona.

Nurse too, tells Juliet that she should marry Paris.

Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet.

The Capulets and the Montagues feud for many years.

Nurse tells Juliet of Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment.

Romeo and Juliet meet and kiss at the party.

The prince declares that if the families fight again, they will be put to the death.

The family tells Juliet that she will marry Paris.

Romeo and Juliet meet again and plan to be married.

Friar stops Romeo from killing himself, convincing him to go see Juliet.

Peter mistakenly invites the Montague boys to the Capulet party.

Event 19:

Balthazar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead.