Two Deaths and a Marriage!

The Nurse: Act III

Oh! Oh my word! Tybalt is dead! A lovely member of the Capulet family, dead! And by the hand of Romeo! It can't be!! Poor, poor Juliet! Apparently, just after the two were married, Romeo went into the square, searching out his companions. That scurvish knave Mercutio was acting up apparently, uncontrollable, I hear. Well, from what I hear, Tybalt walked into the square with his kinsmen when Romeo went up to him and did his best to be friendly. That Mercutio, though, he was outraged at this sight! He placed the blame on Tybalt, and the two began to duel! I hear, being the good soul that he is, Romeo did what he could to break up the fight. But it was no use, for Tybalt pushed passed him and killed Mercutio! Personally, I don't mourn the scum in the least. It was a good riddance. No use, that one! Well, being so enraged with anger at the death of his kinsman (though I have no idea why a good boy like Romeo would associate with the likes of that rat), Romeo killed Tybalt! Oh Tybalt! Dead! He was such a gem that one! He had the whole world at the tip of his sword! But poor Juliet! To have her dear cousin killed by her newly wed husband! I can't imagine how she is feeling! I feared silently that Prince Escalus had issued the death sentence to the young Montague, but he only issued banishment. So from what I hear, Romeo is bound to flee to Mantua tomorrow. Poor Juliet! When I told her of Romeo's banishment, she couldn't believe it! Yet, she still loves the boy. Rightly so, I believe. The course of true love never did run smooth. She bid me to go seek out Romeo and tell him to sneak up Juliet's balcony in the night. Ho ho! The girl has spunk! Even in the midst of sorrow, she still makes the time to enjoy herself! I later found Romeo with Friar Lawrence. Apparently, news of his banishment did not settle well with Romeo. The boy tried to kill himself! Well, Friar Lawrence talked some sense into him. When I told Romeo of Juliet's message, he seemed quite chipper all of the sudden. He said he would be there, and I rushed off to relay the news to Juliet. Today certainly has been a day of many events. A marriage, two deaths, and an attempted suicide! What ruckus! Ha! Leave it to today's youth to find pleasure even in the most grievous of times…