This document provides scene timings from Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, along with notes about key events. It shows that the film covers the major plot points in Shakespeare's play, though it skips or condenses some scenes. The document is organized by act and scene, with timing stamps to indicate where each scene segment appears in the movie.
This document provides scene timings from Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, along with notes about key events. It shows that the film covers the major plot points in Shakespeare's play, though it skips or condenses some scenes. The document is organized by act and scene, with timing stamps to indicate where each scene segment appears in the movie.
This document provides scene timings from Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, along with notes about key events. It shows that the film covers the major plot points in Shakespeare's play, though it skips or condenses some scenes. The document is organized by act and scene, with timing stamps to indicate where each scene segment appears in the movie.
This document provides scene timings from Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, along with notes about key events. It shows that the film covers the major plot points in Shakespeare's play, though it skips or condenses some scenes. The document is organized by act and scene, with timing stamps to indicate where each scene segment appears in the movie.
Romeo and Juliet Scene Timings—Holt Audio, 1968 Zeffirelli Movie
Act/Scene Zeffirelli Movie Notes
Act I Scene 1 (start of movie) Prologue + street riot; we meet Romeo; Benvolio asks Romeo why he’s been moping around. Scene 2 10:50 Capulet and Paris discuss Paris marrying Juliet; party invitation read by Romeo. Scene 3 12:20 We meet Juliet; Lady Capulet tells Juliet that Paris wants to marry her. Scene 4 16:59 Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio, and Montague “gang” talk while walking down streets to crash Capulet party; Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech; Romeo’s foreshadowing soliloquy. Scene 5 22:50 Capulet party; R&J meet. Act II Scene 1 38:51 Mercutio/Benvolio tease Romeo about Rosaline after party. Scene 2 40:20 Balcony scene. Scene 3 51:43 Romeo asks Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet TODAY. Scene 4 55:52 Verona street; Mercutio mentions Tybalt’s duel challenge letter; nurse talks to Romeo about marrying Juliet. Scene 5 1:04:46 Nurse tells Juliet the wedding is arranged for today. Scene 6 1:07:29 Wedding at Friar Laurence’s cell. Act III Scene 1 1:10:55 Street fight; Tybalt kills Mercutio; Romeo kills Tybalt; Romeo banished. Scene 2 (skips forward to Scene 2—Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo killed Tybalt. Scene 2 at 1:27:14 then goes back to finish Scene 1 at 1:28:34) Scene 3 1:31:06 Friar Laurence’s cell—Romeo hysterical about banishment; Nurse comes to see what she and Laurence can do to help. Scene 4 (skipped) Capulet talks with Paris to schedule marriage to Juliet only a few days from now—on Thursday. Scene 5 1:34:42 Romeo and Juliet awaken after their wedding night; Romeo leaves for banishment in Mantua; Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet tell Juliet they’ve arranged for her to marry Paris on Thursday; Juliet says “No way!” and Capulet says he’ll disown her. Juliet asks Nurse for help; but Nurse says she should marry Paris since Romeo is probably gone forever. Act IV Scene 1 1:47:20 Juliet goes to Friar Laurence’s cell for help; they plan her faked death; he gives her a poison-like sleeping potion. Scene 2 1:52:40 Juliet apologizes to Capulet for refusing to marry Paris and says now she will do it; parents happy; everyone goes to bed. Scene 3 1:53:27 Juliet goes to bed and drinks the sleeping potion. Scene 4 (skipped) Capulet house—family and servants prepare for the wedding later that day. Scene 5 1:54:44 Juliet’s family finds her “dead.” Act V Scene 1 1:57:40 Balthasar goes to Mantua to tell Romeo he saw Juliet dead and put in tomb; Romeo goes to Apothecary to buy suicide poison. Scene 2 (skipped) Friar Laurence’s cell; Laurence discovers that Friar John, who was supposed to deliver letter to Romeo telling him about the fake death plan, never made it to Mantua to deliver the letter. Scene 3 1:59:37 Romeo arrives at Capulet tomb; Romeo kills Paris, who tries to keep him out; Romeo poisons himself after saying goodbye to “dead” Juliet in tomb; Juliet kills herself with Romeo’s dagger when she finds him newly dead. Families find R&J and end feud.