Act 5 Scene 3

Juliet’s Diary – Entry 10

Dear Diary,

            When I woke up, I did see Friar Lawrence like he promised. But there was something that wasn’t a part of the plan at all. I woke up to Romeo’s lifeless body lying next to me in the vault. The empty vial lay in his hands and that was when the horror of what I was looking at registered in my head. The Friar kept telling me to come with him, but I refused. In that moment I knew that my life had no purpose if Romeo was dead. I grabbed the knife that I had clutched in my hand since I fell onto my bed after drinking the potion. I aimed it at my heart and inhaled what was my last breath.

            My fate has led me to this. Romeo and I had been plagued by misfortune. Our families’ conflict planted this event into the stars and in the end, this was meant to happen. I feel an odd feeling of peace. My family will understand.

Juliet