My Lord, our feud took the life of our only daughter, how my heart fills with sorrow. What made her so rash? So reckless? Why did she blindly glide into the arms of Death, all in pursuit of a boy? You would not understand, our Juliet was gentle, yet determined. She believed in her love for the Montague boy, and she would stop at nothing to be with him. I regret not showering her with tender affection during the days she walked with us. She was not the blind one, we were. We were caught in the midst of a long tradition, we never considered making peace with the Montagues. She saw more clearly than any of us. Clearly? Juliet did not consider all her options. Forgive me my lord, but she should have confessed her love to us. Surely we would have …show more content…
Yes, it is true that I wished for this arrangement with Paris to bear wealth for both our families. However, I wanted Juliet to be cared for, to live in the luxury a highborn lady deserves. I wished for her to have plenty of handmaidens and enough riches to satiate even her most exotic desires. My Lord, I am deeply sorry, for I have failed to be a successful mother, and as a result, an inept wife. Do not fret my lady, for you are not a failure. Though you have tested me many a time, I am grateful for your company. You were Juliet’s age when you gave birth to her, it is only natural your relationship with her would not have been as strong. I do not condemn you for this. I solely blame the senseless feud of ours with the Montagues. Thank you my lord. Perhaps we should hold a mourning ball with the Montagues? After all, they must be feeling the same grief as we do. That poor boy of theirs, Romeo was his name. His was nearly identical to our Juliet, developing an infatuation for a soul he had only just met. Why was fate so cruel to our children? If this is a caveat from the heavens, why must it be filled with bloodshed? Destiny’s vicious manipulation of our children has opened our eyes, and ended our feud. But I cannot help but think that there must have been another