Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare's Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona, and the Power of Love Book Description Frequently addressed simply, "Juliet, Verona," all of these letters reach their destination and, amazingly enough, all of them--since the 1930s--receive an answer. "Letters to Juliet" is the story of these letters and the volunteers who have been answering them for more than 70 years. Juliet. She's one-half of the world's most famous couple, whose enduring legend draws…
8 Piazzale XXV Aprile Verona, Italy July 18, 1388 Dear my quaint Mother, My careful and dear Father hath sorted out a sudden day of marriage this coming Thursday. I am quite thankful for this arrangement, but proud can I never be of what I hate. I know that with this refusal to marry, you will wish me dead, but I pray, my wall-eyed mother, hear me out. I am afraid that I can never marry the noble Count Paris. I do, without a doubt, agree that Paris is a man of fine virtue and honesty.…
Friar Lawrence Friar Lawrence Cell, Verona, Italy Prince Escalus Royal Palace, Verona, Italy March 22, 2013 Dear Prince Escalus, Good day, your highness. I am writing this letter to seek for your assistance. You may have known that the Capulets and the Montagues have a long-standing feud. As time passes by, this feud is getting worse. Many innocent civilians got affected and lost their lives. For the citizens of Verona to live a peaceful life, this has to end. I believe we should…
Dear My Love Juliet, Oh my Sweat, what a treacherous, remorseful event that has occurred. I am very sorry. I have slain your cousin Tybalt. I did not mean to be the force that killed your cousin, it was from mere impetuous thoughts belonging to me that lead to his slaying. You must be shocked and I don’t blame you as I am too in utter disbelief. I would have never done this in a million lifetimes. Yet this death did have a purpose. Your cousin Tybalt killed my friend Mercutio, kinsman of the…
If Juliet was provided with the opportunity to send a letter to Romeo, she would write to him about all the subsequent events, after he fled, that led up to her seeking of the Friar. This would include the planned marriage with Paris on Thursday and Capulet’s outrage over her disobedience. In her letter, she would include the details of Friar Laurence’s plan and notify Romeo of her worries regarding the possible outcomes. Given the unexpected series of events which occurred and the chaos that it…
Dear Mother and Father, I am writing to tell you how I feel about the fight that we had over my betrothal to Count Paris. I felt that I have always been I very obedient and loving daughter to both of you, although the Nurse has treated me more like a daughter then either of you have. I respected you so much that when you asked me if I liked Paris I didn’t say no because I did not want to contradict you, but instead said that I would try to like Paris. I even went as far as to say that I…
Have you ever seen the movie Letters to Juliet? It is a movie about a girl, who in a low point in her life, finds a letter in a wall while aboard in Italy. This letter was written years earlier and shocked the girl, played by Amanda Seyfried, to her very core. This letter ends up bringing her on a journey where she finds happiness. My story is much like this one, except it takes place on college move in day, the letter was from my mom, and I found it while she was still in my room. Other than these…
In "Romeo and Juliet" a play, by William Shakespeare as a result of falling in love Juliet transform by being a girl lacking experience and maturity, looks to adult to guide her decisions, to becoming and independent woman.In I,iii Juliet isa girl lacking experience and maturity, looks to adult to guide her decisions.In III,ii Juliet is becoming an independent woman.In III,v Juliet is an independent woman. In I,iii of "Romeo and Juliet" a play, by William Shakespeare, Juliet is still a girl lacking…
I blame Juliet as the cause of her’s and Romeo’s suicides. Shakespeare introduces Juliet as a girl with a realistic mindset the balance to Romeo’s insanity. She shares her concerns over their budding relationship such as being from rival families and Romeo’s possible infidelity. Just as she begins to appear as someone rational, her character setup goes downhill. Juliet declares Romeo the god of her idolatry after meeting him just a hour ago,and makes the rash decision of marrying Romeo. She becomes…
where the villain dies and love prevails. But not for Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare, writer of Romeo and Juliet, takes two ill-fated lovers, who try to overcome their fate. Throughout their story, Romeo and Juliet experience luck, fate, and conation. The story shows the short love story of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, kin of two opposing families in Verona. Though many factors have affected the outcome of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence is the main cause of their death. Friar Laurence…