Capulet’s decision to move Juliet’s wedding to Paris up by a day significantly disrupts Friar Laurence’s carefully timed plan. Originally, Juliet was to take the sleeping potion on the night before the wedding (Wednesday night), making her appear dead for about 42 hours, during which Friar Laurence would send word to Romeo in Mantua to come and retrieve her from the Capulet tomb when she awoke. The wedding was initially set for Thursday, giving the friar enough time to coordinate this plan and communicate with Romeo. However, when Capulet moves the wedding to Wednesday-just one day after Juliet agrees to marry Paris-Juliet must take the potion earlier (Tuesday night), which shortens the time Friar Laurence has to send a message to Romeo and arrange the rescue. This creates a critical timing problem: Juliet may awaken in the tomb before Romeo arrives, increasing the risk of her being trapped alone and the plan failing disastrously. Moreover, the rushed timeline leaves little or no margin for error in communication and execution of the plan

. In summary, Capulet’s change of plans compresses the timeline for Friar Laurence’s scheme, making the coordination with Romeo more difficult and directly contributing to the tragic outcome of the play.