Tonight is the night of the annual masquerade ball that I will be throwing for all of the noblitity of Verona. All of the important people in Verona will be there, including the young County Paris who earlier today, asked for my daughter's hand in marriage. Even though I believe that Paris would be the perfect husband for her, my daughter Juliet is only thirteen years old, and is too young to be married. I know that the County Paris will be a suitable husband to Juliet and even though she refuses to be married right now, I have arranged for the marriage to take place in a few years.
May 18, 1539
Is true love real? And if so, who am I to decide when someone is old enough to find it? Today I gave Paris my blessing so that he could marry my beautiful daughter Juliet. I guess you could say that I have had a change of heart, but really I just want what is best for my only daughter. The wedding will be held in just a few short days with only a few family members and close friends. I think that Juliet will be exceedingly happy to be getting married to Paris, since every little girl dreams about their wedding day their entire life.
May 19, 1539
Recently my young nephew Tybalt was killed by that repulsive boy, Romeo Montegue. As if that was not enough to ruin a wedding, my daughter Juliet also informed my wife and I that she would never be married to the County Paris. However, her objection will not cease the wedding because I am her father and I know what is best. A few minutes and many curse words later, I left my daughters room in a haste. She may be pleased now, but she will marry the County Paris if I have anything to do with it.
May 19, 1539
My beautiful, intelligent, and loving daughter Juliet has finally come to her senses and agreed to marry Paris. I am overjoyed with her decision, and frankly I do not care what made her change her outlook on the marriage because there are much more important things to worry about. The wedding is soon and there is still so much left to do! I only want what is best for my daughter, and I believe that Paris is it.
May 21, 1539
My beautiful, intelligent, and loving daughter Juliet was discovered dead in her bedroom early this morning. I did not realize that she was so unhappy that she would want to take her own life and I wish that I would have grasped the fact that she did not want to marry Paris in the first place. The rest of the day was full of tears and sadness as everyone mourned the loss of Juliet and prepared for a funeral in place of the wedding. I cannot help but feel slightly responsible for the untimely death of my daugher.
May 21, 1539
The people of Verona were preparing to travel to my family's tomb to say a final goodbye to my daughter Juliet. Everyone was shocked when we entered the tomb to find that not just Juliet lay still, but also the County Paris and Romeo Montegue. Nobody quite understood what had happend that night until Friar Lawrence stepped forward and explained the situation. He explained how he married Romeo to Juliet, helped Romeo when he was banished, and planned on helping Juliet to escape Verona. He also explained how everything went wrong and that the deaths were completely his fault. At first I was furious at not only the Friar, but at Old Montegue for letting his son take away my daughter's life. But as I thought more and more about the situation, I realized that Old Montegue and I had a lot in common. Without us knowing it, our children had somehow tied us together in their short lives, and I believe that they will continue to hold us together even after their deaths.
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