Oh my! The sadness just doesn't stop. I was away in my room, trying to sleep, but thoughts of Juliet kept racing through my mind. So I was just lying there. Lord and Lady Capulet knocked and asked if I was awake. I told them yes and asked them to enter. That's when they relived that nights story.
Where do I start? Apparently Paris died tonight, along with Romeo and Juliet (she wasn't actually dead before, but I'll get to that later). Friar Lawrence told everyone about Romeo and Juliet's deep love for each other and about their secret marriage. That news was no surprise to me, because I already knew that. The rest of this story is new to me, so listen closely. Juliet then went to Friar Lawrence and asked him for a poison so she could kill herself. The Friar had another plan for her, to stage a fake death so Romeo could come and rescue her and then the two of them could run off and be together. I'm guessing Juliet went to him the day after Romeo spent the night. Oh, I almost forgot! That's when Lord and Lady Capulet told Juliet they were going to disown her if she didn't marry Paris. She didn't seem to happy when I advised her to marry Paris. Now that they mentioned it, Juliet did seem rather cheerful when she came home from shrift. Oh my! I could have prevented this. If only she had trusted me and told me of her plan, I could've helped! So anyway, you know the part about Juliet "dying." Well, apparently she wasn't really dead, just under a sleeping potion! I should've known; but with my old age I can't tell a bird from a butterfly. So the buried Juliet in the Capulet vault.
This is where it gets interesting. Romeo's servant, Balthasar, said he was the one who told Romeo of Juliet's death. The Friar was supposed to deliver Romeo a letter about the plan, but I guess he never received it, or the outcome would have been a lot different. So Romeo, oh sweet Romeo, with all of his love for Juliet, decided he could not live without Juliet in this world. Romeo bought a potion from some apothecary and started back to Verona to go to Juliet's tomb. As Romeo entered the vault, he encountered County Paris leaving Juliet flowers. It is odd that Paris was there. Juliet and Paris had never even met and he was going to visit Juliet's grave? Oh well. Then Romeo killed Paris. It seems that Romeo doesn't know his own strengths, killing both Tybalt and Paris.
Anyway, when the Friar finally got to the vault, Romeo had already taken the potion and was dead. That's when Juliet awoke from her deep sleep and saw Romeo dead on the ground. Poor Juliet, her husband dead on the floor! Juliet told Friar Lawrence she would not live without him. So Juliet stabbed herself.
Two innocent children died this evening, all in spite of their parents hate for each other. I'm still in disbelief of this great tragedy. It just goes to show that a hate between two people can affect so many people in the community. I have lost my dearest friend, Juliet, as well as her husband. May her and my daughter rest in heaven together.
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