The Diary of Romeo: A Study of Shakespearean Romance and Fate

This assignment presents a series of diary entries written by Romeo, offering a first-person perspective on the events of Shakespeare's play. The entries detail Romeo's initial infatuation with Rosaline, his instant and overwhelming love for Juliet, and the secret marriage that follows. The diary chronicles the escalating conflict with the Capulets, the tragic death of Mercutio, and Romeo's subsequent banishment from Verona. The entries reveal Romeo's despair upon hearing of Juliet's supposed death, leading him to make the fateful decision to end his life. The diary entries provide insights into Romeo's emotions, motivations, and the tragic consequences of the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.

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THE DIARY OF ROMEO
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DIARY 2
The Diary of Romeo
Entry 1
Dear diary,
The whole of this day had to be spent solitary within the four walls of a room sunk in darkness.
My thoughts could not be away from Rosaline because of my extreme love for her although she
never reciprocates like that. Although it is a one-sided love I shall still be by her side. The only
person who always makes an endeavor to rejuvenate my spirits is Benvolio, but in vain. My
emotions remain constant. Soon after both of us stumbled upon a man called Peter. Me and
Benvolio had been cordially invited by Peter to a party that the Capulets had organized.
Although there was restriction for the Montagues to attend the party yet I could not restrain
myself from going there with the wish of seeing Rosaline, who has engulfed my entire heart. But
destiny had planned something else for me. The party changed the entire course of my life and
the person for whom my life never remained like before was another girl called Juliet. In the
party I encountered with Juliet and soon was taken off my feet with a kiss and soon my heart
belonged to her for the lifetime. But to my dismay Juliet was a Capulet blood, the eternal
enemies of the Montagues. But no enmity could rationalize my spirits of love for Juliet and I left
the party with the intention of meeting her again and again.
Entry 2
Dear Diary,
This day I crept under Juliet’s balcony to see her once and to my heart’s content she was there. I
was absolutely mesmerized by her pink lips and the words she spoke filled my heart with

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heavenly mirth. I felt we would be talking like this for the lifetime but had to pause our
conversation as someone has called Juliet by her name quite a few times and she was compelled
to go inside the house leaving the balcony and me. I believe our love is platonic because we
wanted to get married. We both had thought of a nuptial union although the time and venue was
not yet planned. As time was short and we could not complete our conversation, we were not
sure how to deal with the entire process of marriage that too in the rivalry between the Capulets
and the Montagues. But we were resolute to do it. Both of us were aware that we were being
unfaithful to our families yet the promise me and Juliet has made to each other was an eternal
promise we both wanted to carry on. But in regards to marriage I had to convince the Friar to
arrange the wedlock.
Entry 3
Dear Diary,
The first thing I did today morning was to make an appointment with Friar Lawrence and see
him to enumerate about my newfound love Juliet and not Rosaline who had not reciprocated my
love. We had a short conversation about Rosaline and I must say that the memories of Rosaline
still make me sad. But the love for Juliet is so overpowering that in no time the sorrowful
memories are flushed away from my heart and the wish to marry Juliet resides. Although Friar
Lawrence was a bit astonished that I changed my mind from Rosaline to Juliet in such a short
span of time yet to my greatest joy of life, he agreed to marry me and Juliet. This was perhaps
the most joyous moment of my life. The other part of the day, I spent with Benvolio and
Mercutio making plans for the upcoming marriage. It was the time when an older lady appeared

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to me to talk about our marriage. To God’s grace she agreed to help me and Juliet get married
tomorrow.
Entry 4
Dear Diary,
Today I met my friend Friar Lawrence and got married with Juliet secretly. We knew that the
rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues that had been carried over through generations
would never let our love consummate into marriage. Hence, both me and Juliet had to take this
step. Although we felt that our marriage could have been done with much pomp and show as the
royal marriages are done with the blessings and good wishes of both our family members but this
is an impossible dream as of yet. But me and Juliet are very happy finding love in each other and
we have no qualms that we belong to rival families.
Entry 5
Dear Diary,
This is the second day of my married life. But the day did not turn out to be much pleasurable.
This could be the most romantic day of my life as I was wedded to the love of my life but I am
fated to see the worst. Somehow my friends Benvolio and Mercutio happened to land into a fight
with Juliet’s brother Tybalt and his associates. I wanted to stop the fight immediately as on one
side there were my friends Mercutio and Benvolio while on the other side was Tybalt who was
also now my relation because of my wedlock to Juliet. While the fight got severe I attempted to
stop the fight addressing about Tybalt’s new relation with me but I got no time to do that. Tybalt
ruthlessly murdered my friend Mercutio before I could tell anything. The world began to vibrate

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below my feet and I had to select my priorities in fraction of a second. I as a faithful friend chose
to give justice to my friend Mercutio than supporting my new relationship with Tybalt out of
wedlock to Juliet. I now consider Tybalt as my enemy too. In no time I dragged out my sword
and in a violent confrontation with Tybalt I did slain him. A single moment can make or break a
man’s life. I knew I was finished. Tybalt was lying dead at my feet. Soon the news spread that
Tybalt was dead and the city of Verona had no mercy for the slayer. The prince of Verona was
infuriated by my deed and banished me from the city of Verona.
Entry 6
Dear Diary,
Till now I have been hiding in the house of my friend Friar Lawrence. But now after the order of
banishment I have to leave the city. O so much I wanted to meet my Juliet in such a crisis but I
feared that my action may bring curse to both of our lives. Anyhow I left Verona and stealthily
went to Mantua. I knew that Juliet’s father wanted to marry her to Paris but I knew that Juliet
never wanted that. As soon as she came to know that her marriage had been fixed with Paris she
rushed to Friar Lawrence to help her flee from the city of Verona and meet me at Mantua.
Entry 7
Dear Diary,
Today is a black day of my life. My servant Balthazar has arrived with the most horrendous news
that made me bleed my heart out. My Juliet has passed away from this world and is lying in the
Capulet tomb with other dead relatives of her family. She could not endure her distance from me
and in order to get away from her marriage to Paris she decided to kill herself. I felt like my

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whole world has collapsed as my wife, who was my ladylove, was dead. And I found no reason
to live in this world further. I knew our fates were intertwined and I had to move to my Juliet’s
soul as soon as possible. I have made up my mind to end this life so that my soul can
consummate with my Juliet’s soul in the abode of God.