Act 1 Scene 1

Romeo’s Diary – Entry 1

Dear Diary,

            Rosaline has cut this gaping hole in my heart and it’s getting too big to repair. Minutes in my bedroom became hours, hours became days, and days became weeks. My room looks completely different when I’m heartbroken. Everything looks completely different. I’ll never find anyone like Rosaline, and it seems impossible to make her love me back. How can I live knowing that there is someone as beautiful as Rosaline, but I can’t have her? I’ve gone through tedious lengths just to figure out that she simply cannot be struck by Cupid’s arrow.

If only I didn’t fall in love so fast. I would save myself so much agony and heartbreak. Poor Benvolio, my dear cousin, who had to listen to my sorrows while I hung my head down towards the cobblestone streets of Verona as we walked. He said to look at other girls and to forget about Rosaline, but that’s just impossible. If Benvolio went through real heartbreak, he would know.

Romeo