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In Act III scene 1 Benvolio says that the day is hot and "these hot days, is the mad blood stirring." This suggests that the play takes place in the summer.

We can actually get more precise than this. We are told in Act 1 Scene 3 that Juliet was born "on Lammas Eve at night" and that Lammas tide is "a fortnight and odd days" away. Lammas is a festival which takes place August 1, so Juliet's birthday is July 31. It is a fortnight and odd days, say 16 or 17 days to Lammas. The action therefore starts around July 14 or 15.

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