It was my assignment in the 3rd year at IFL. I love Literature courses so much, much more than other subjects. As a part of the course requirement, I and my group members were to write this newspaper article about Romeo and Juliet, and we had to pick up two scenes from the whole stories and plus our imagination, wrote a report about it. The following is my writing:
VERONA—on her funeral, thought-to-be-dead Juliet woke up and stabbed herself to death after seeing Romeo’s dead body laid beside Count Paris’s in the puddle of blood in the Capulet’s vault.
Juliet Capulet who was arranged to marry Count Paris was thought to depart this life the night before tying the knot. However, a shocking revelation came after hours of her peaceful sleep—she woke up and stabbed herself with Romeo Montague’s dagger.
“I can’t believe it! I saw her this morning lying unconsciously on her bed; she didn’t breathe, her lips, her cheeks were deadly pale, and I didn’t feel the warmth of her whole body. I was certain that she was dead; I thought somebody poisoned her, for she was the most fortunate to marry Paris” said Juliet’snurse who had the last words with her before she had dead-like sleep.
She went on stressing that Juliet appeared gay and carefree whilst giving consent to the arranged marriage.
The reasons of Romeo’s return remains unclear. Yet he was found lying dead in his family foe’s vault and is believed to kill Count Paris who was visiting Juliet’s lifeless body.
His servant said Count Paris was heartbroken and wanted to visit Juliet for the last time.
“Shortly after he entered the vault, I saw Romeo was approaching the room so I whistled to him. Romeo looked sad and weary,” said Count Paris’s page who was waiting outside Juliet’s tomb.
The arrival of Romeo was accompanied by his servant, Balthasa, who claimed Romeo returned with good intention.
“He travelled here without the fear of punishment after hearing the news of Juliet’s death. He neither wanted to disturb the Capulets’ bodies nor to claim Count Paris’s life. It could be Count Paris who had attacked Romeo first,” Balthasa said.
What Romeo’s servant said was believed to be true since Tybalt’s body remained completely intact.
A gardener who peeked through the crack of the window said Count Paris accused Romeo of violating Tybalt’s and Juliet’s bodies and wouldn’t listen to Romeo’s explanation but started a brutal fight.
“Romeo laid Paris’s body beside Juliet’s and whispered something which I could hardly hear. Then he had a long last look at Juliet, kissed her and drank his poison” said the gardener who witnessed the attack.
However, the gardener was not able to explain why and how Juliet woke up and stabbed herself.
“I retreated to my work as I heard footsteps approaching the tomb” said the gardener.
The wave of sympathy for the three unexplained deaths is felt across Verona.
The Montagues and the Capulets remained silent in the vault and refused to answer any questions—said the reporter.
Thousands of ‘Whys’ over Juliet’s suspicious death and Romeo’s unexpected presence in the city are yet to be answered.
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