Friar Lawrence's Diary of Events Leadings to Romeo and Juliet's Deaths

Friar Lawrence's Diary of Events Leadings to Romeo and Juliet's Deaths

Monday 17th June

Eventually, Romeo has finally realised there is more to life than

Rosaline Atkins. He came this morning talking of marriage to a

Capulet. The beautiful daughter named Juliet. At first I didn't know

what to say, my first reaction was anger, I can't believe that his

love would change so quick from one person to another. I mean who

would have ever thought that a Montague would marry a Capulet. It

could cause such tension within the families, but then I thought,

maybe it would bring both families together. But it doesn't matter if

I do/do not think they are right for each other. I'm here to marry

them, not judge. So the small ceremony took place later, early

afternoon. But the happy day didn't last long, Romeo came to me

mid-afternoon confessing to the murder of Tybalt. What could I say? I

had never murdered anyone before. I advised him to visit his wife,

Juliet and to talk to her. He is probably there now.

Tuesday 18th June

I had a visit from Paris today, asking me to marry him and Juliet! She

seems a very popular young woman. But I am felling that the situation

is getting more twisted and confusing. And I regrettably had to lie to

Paris and tell him that I could wed him and Juliet, he then set the

date for their wedding and although I know it is impossible for them

to marry I went along with it. And I am starting to think that I am

complicating the situation. I know I should have told him but I

couldn't. I went to Juliet instead and told her that Paris wants to

marry her on Wednesday. She was distraught so I suggested a potion to

kill her so she wouldn't have to marry him. The only way I could

persuade her not to kill herself was to offer her a potion, which

gives the illusion of death. It will make her unconscious for