Act 5 Scene 1

Romeo’s Diary – Entry 9

Dear Diary,

            My thoughts are barely coherent in my head. It was in the afternoon, when my friend Balthazar had reunited me with the misfortune that had been with me from the start. This same misfortune befell me when I met Juliet at the masquerade ball. I had fallen in love with her but she happened to be the daughter of my mortal enemy. It’s the same misfortune that killed Mercutio and forced me to murder Tybalt. It got me exiled. And now I am meeting it again, but this time it has killed Juliet. My whole purpose has been thrown away.

            I ordered Balthazar to order me horses so I could go back to Verona immediately. I want to die by Juliet’s side. I can’t live another day knowing that death has robbed her of the future that we planned. I had come across an Apothecary who was visibly poverty-stricken, and I used my wealth to convince him to sell me a potion that would kill me fast. I hope he uses my money for food and for his family.

Romeo