Act 5, Scene 3

Dear Diary,

I finally took the potion. Oh, exactly what I was worried about! The potion did not work. Well, I think at first it worked. I woke up in the tomb. I could not move, but I was awake! I was so scared! Then, I heard someone come in to the tomb. It was Romeo! Oh, Romeo, my dearest Romeo! The plan worked. I tried to get up, but I could not move! I was stuck there! I tries to scream, but couldn't! Romeo was talking about how he was about to kill himself! He must think I am dead. Did Friar Lawrence get the note to Romeo? Oh, he probably didn't! Romeo was there, in the tomb. Finally, we are able to be together and it did not work! Oh, it was impossible to watch Romeo be so hard on himself! I cannot live without him and he was about to kill himself! He had poison in his hand and love in his heart. Love for me. He truly did love me and i love him! I will always love him! He kissed me before he drank the poison and i wanted so badly to wake up right then and there. I could not, though. I could not move or talk or do anything. I just lay there, watching the love of my life say his last words, make his last movements, and die. Oh, he died and I must die with him! If death is what allows us to be together, then that is what shall be. Death is our Friar. Death is what truly married us. Once it was too late, I finally woke up! Oh, Romeo was laying there on the floor! I could not believe that life was the cruel! He lay there, dead, waiting for me to join him in heaven. I was hoping to kiss him and get some poison off of his lips, but they were dry. I had nothing to kill myself with! I must die now, Romeo was waiting for me! I looked on the floor and saw a knife! I took the knife and stabbed it straight into my heart. I knew that I will be with Romeo forever, and he will be able to mend my what I have stabbed. It is now me and Romeo, forever.

- Juliet

Act 4, Scene 1

Dear Diary,

I just came back from visiting Friar Lawrence. I walking in and Paris was in there. He started talking to me and calling me his wife and all! Who does he think he is? I am not his wife nor will I ever be his wife. I am in love and married to Romeo. Well, that was the problem. I wanted to talk to Friar about marrying Friar. Ugh, i would rather have a terrible painful death, where is was tortured, rather than marry that fool! Friar Lawrence gave me a really good idea, i guess. First, I am going to take this... well I don't really know what it is... but it is somewhat like a poison. Except, I am not going to die from it! He is going to tell Romeo about it. My family is going to think I am dead and send me off to the family tomb. Then, Friar Lawrence and Romeo are going to meet me there when I wake up. It will be fine, though. I know it is dangerous and everything but it is worth it. Unless... unless, oh no! It probably is actual poison. He is trying to kill me because he does not want to get into trouble because he married me and Romeo! He probably thinks I am going to tell everyone about me and Romeo. No, someone who practices being a Friar for his whole life would never do such a thing. How long has he been a working with herbs? What is he didn't get the mixture right and it doesn't work? I will have to marry HIM! What if it does work and I wake up before Romeo is there? I will be right next to Tybalt and my other dead relatives. Thank god i have Romeo because without him, I would never have the strength to do this! I will drink to Romeo and do it for Romeo. I will do it so Romeo and I can finally be together!

- Juliet

Act 3, Scene 5

Dear Diary,

Romeo came to see me today. I am truly worried because he is banished and is still coming back to Verona. However, I am happy to see it is in order to see me and talk to me. My mother interrupted our short conversation before Romeo had to leave. She came into my room and was wondering what was going on. She asked me if I was every going to stop crying and mourning over Tybalt's death. Frankly, I hate having to lie to my parents about why I have been weeping so often. I feel terrible because it seems as if I do not care that Tybalt is dead. Tybalt was my cousin. Although he was a bit of a hot head, he always treated me well and I most certainly will miss him. Right now, I do not know as to which I will miss more: Tybalt or the thought of perhaps my relationship with Romeo getting better. Mother kept calling Romeo a villain. It was so hard to sit there and allow my mother to talk about my husband that way. Oh, I wish this fight never happened and the family feud never existed. That way, life would be so much easier and I could do what I wanted with my love life. I had to tell my mother that I wanted Romeo dead. This was probably the hardest thing I ever had to do. I love Romeo with all my heart and to sit there and lie to my mother was extremely difficult. I told her that I wanted to take all the love I had for Tyablt and take it out on Romeo. This conversation suddenly grew terribly worse when she told me about my father's idea to get over my sadness. She told me that my father things I should marry in order to be happy again. This whole idea is mad! Everyone is mad! My mother, the Nurse, my father, Romeo, Tybalt, and even myself: we're all mad! Marriage is the reason behind my sadness and my father thinks that it will make me happy. Oh, how I wish I could explain to them everything. That is what will stop my sadness. I told my mother how I felt about marrying Paris and she told me to tell my father. So, when he came to my room, I told him. I have never seem him so furious with me! He called me a spoiled brat and told me that I get everything I ever have wanted. Oh, why? Why does this have to happen to me. Maybe the Friar will know what to do. After all, he can't marry me after he has already betrothed me and Romeo... can he?... would he?

- Juliet

Act 3, Scene 1

Dear Diary,



Oh, Romeo. My dearest Romeo! Why, why did you kill him, why? Today, i heard the most horrible news! My beloved cousin, Tybalt, was killed! My mother was so terribly sad! Then, i found out that Romeo was the one who killed Tybalt! Why must he make me fall in love with him and then make it so hard to love him. Well, it may seem as if it would be hard to love him. I am supposed to despise the enemy who killed my own blood, aren't I? Well, I do not. I know Romeo and he must have had some reason to kill Tybalt. Tybalt has been know to be somewhat of a hot head. Now, do not think that I am not completely horrified by what Romeo did, but we cannot blame the whole entire thing on him, can we? Oh, my sweet Romeo is now banished! If he comes back, he will be killed. I have no idea what i can do. As much as I want to see Romeo, I most certainly do not want him to have to sneak into Verona to see me! My husband must not have to do such a thing! But, maybe it is not such a bad idea after all. I mean, think about it. If Romeo gets caught, he will be put to death and since i cannot live without him, i will be compelled to kill myself! Maybe it is best if we can stay together forever in heaven, or maybe even hell after the fact that I married him without the consent of everyone else! Oh, I am so helpless. No one can commiserate with me and I am at a complete loss. I could always just run away and be with Romeo forever. But, would that not be betraying my family? It is such a hard decision! I feel as if I am writing in my journal to find the answer, but it is not helping. I am still completely astonished from what happened and maybe I just need to sleep on it. The true answer will come from my heart and will bear to be the greatest answer of all. Oh, the world is going to end if I cannot figure out how to solve my own problems! My life is almost over! Thank god Romeo is with me, because without him, I do not even see the point of living anymore.

- Juliet

Act 2, Scene 2

Act 2, Scene 2


Oh, I am so embarrassed! Romeo came to my room last night and he heard me talking about him. Oh, how embarrassing! I was basically confessing my love and hoping for him to just change his name and forget about his father’s wishes. Oh, this terrible feud. I never noticed how ridiculous it actually was! Think about it. There are two intelligent and wise families that cannot seem to solve their feud. No one even knows what started the whole thing. I remember one day I asked father why we hated them so much. He went on and on, but never really answered the question. Anyways, I truly feared for Romeo when he was with me on my balcony but I did not want him to leave! He couldn’t leave! Oh, my relatives would kill him if they found out he was with me, a Capulet! Oh Romeo, why must you be a Montague? I was so nervous that he would think I was too easy and he wanted me to play hard to get but he kept reassuring me that I am not. Oh, I really love him! He swore on the moon about his love for me, but this saddened me. He must swear on himself so I know he really loves me. The moon is sometimes not even there. Not only is it only present during the night, but it is not always full. Romeo musth have love for me that is always there: 100 percent of the time. Once I believed him, I told him that I would send him someone to tell him when we can get married! I know it is somewhat of a big stretch, but if he really loves me he will marry me. Our parents will be so mad, so we must do it behind their backs. Although I wish to have them at my wedding by my side, I wish to marry Romeo more than anything and will do anything for him. We shall see what our future holds. Until then, the heat from my love for him is still burning.

- JULIET

The Party

Act 1 Scene 5 (84-170)

Dear Diary,
Today was the day of the big party daddy had. This was where I was supposed to meet County Paris, the man who has asked for my hand in marriage. Although if you ask me, I think the idea is preposterous! I mean, think about it. I have never even met the guy and he is asking to marry me? MARRIAGE! He must be insane. Although I tried to act proper and understanding of the situation when my mother was telling me about his proposal, I was and still am scared on the inside. I do not wish to have an arranged marriage. I want to fall in love with someone, not be forced to love them. But tonight, I think I did fall in love, but not with County Paris. Oh, i have not stopped thinking about this boy I met. It is he who I wish to marry! Oh, it is he who I am destined to be with! I will explain to you how we met. Well, he bravely came up to me and took my hand. He tried to use an Elizabethan pick up line on me, which I cunningly went along with. No matter what he said, I came back with a perfect and playful response. Oh, how I long to be with him again! While we were exchanging interactions back and forth, he kissed me! But, that was not enough. I was already in love with him. I told him that he had given me his sin and so he took it back with another kiss. He kissed like he had studied how to and was just like the other men I have kissed. But, something was different about this kiss and the difference was that i was in love with he who I kissed. When i was ready to continue playfully conversing with him, Nurse entered and told me that my mother wished to see me. Suddenly, reality struck back to me. Love is not something that can happen to me. But, when I left, i saw the Nurse talking to him. Do they know each other? No, no that would not make any sense. Wouldn't she have introduced us? If she doesn't know him, then maybe she had asked for his name! Maybe she knows his beautiful name. I will ask her for it as soon as I see her. But, how am I to ask without showing her my affection for him? I know! I will ask about many others before him in order not to allow her to catch on. It is not that I don't want her to know, it's just sometimes she can take her sexual jokes too far and make me extremely uncomfortable. When I finally asked her about him, she did not know who he was (I guess they did not have a very long conversation). So, I asked her to go find out his name. Oh, I was so excited to hear his name! I was so excited to know a part of him. The Nurse came back and told me his name was Romeo. Oh, Romeo... my dearest Romeo. Romeo is the one I love. But, then, i heard three words that changed everything: "He's a Montague." Oh, my dearest Romeo cannot be a Montague. Why is he even at this party? This unfortunate last name of his does not change my love for him. I only met him for a quick few minutes, and already feel so close to him. Oh why must he be someone I am supposed to hate? I already love him and now it is far too late! How can I hide my true feelings for him from my parents and all of my family. This is going to be so difficult... but I must figure something out. I cannot live without him.