I am writing to inform you that you are hereby charged with the heinous crime of murder, as the cause of many deaths and misery. You are at fault for all that has happened in the fair Verona, Italy, and are now dually charged with the following crimes: Two counts of murder in the first degree, one count of false banishment, and a high amount of counts of disturbing the peace. The reason for this is lengthy and will be described in the following letter.
First of all, you were the first love of the young Romeo Montague, my client. Because you refused to marry anyone, let alone my client, you cause him tremendous grief and suffering. You turned my client into the epitome of melancholy and depression. If not for his love of you, he would never have been so mournful.
Second, you, unknowingly, forced him to meet up with his future wife, Juliet Capulet, your cousin, daughter of the Lord Capulet. The Lord Capulet sent a messenger to announce the celebration to all his guests. This messenger, being illiterate, turned to Romeo and his cousin Benvolio Montague, for help reading the list. When Romeo saw that you were to attend, he decided to attend also. Out of his love for you, he came to that party, and at this party, he met Juliet, his future wife.
Now, we cannot put the blame for them falling in love on you. However, it is of the opinion of the court that you, Rosaline, tendered Romeo s heart, making him prone to fall in love easily. This may also have caused his easiness to slip in and out of moods. This is shown when he, at first was against all fights and was trying to keep the peace between his friend Mercutio, and enemy Tybalt. Soon after Tybalt slay Mercutio, Romeo suddenly had a change of heart and avenged his friends death, and for this reason was banished from his hometown Verona.
Rosaline, you caused the tragedy that befell our city, causing the deaths of two, the banishment of one, and the disturbance of many. If there is anyone to blame it is you, and the courts have recognized this. Ms. Rosaline, you have been informed of your charges, It would please the court if you appeared on August the second to have yourself deposed for the trial. Sincomlu Lastly, as a result of the Capulet ball, Romeo and Juliet get married in secret. In Act ii Scene 6, Romeo and Juliet are married by Friar Lawrence. Since Romeo is allowed to stay at the ball, he falls in love and decides to wed a Capulet.
Romeo and Juliet are wedded in Friar Lawrence’s cell, away from any family or friends. Friar is one of the most passionate characters in this play; Therefore, Romeo and Juliet can have a wedding under the Friar without any logic or reason going into it. “To smile the heavens upon this holy act that after hours with sorrow chide us not!… These violent delights have violent ends and their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately: long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow” (Rom. 2.6.1). The multiple meetings soon eventually lead to a much bigger event- the death of both Romeo and Juliet.
