The Plan

Juliet came to me after she met with Romeo. I was speaking with Count Paris, Juliet's soon-to-be husband at the time she walked in. Her mother and father had arranged a marriage with her and the Count. The interaction between the two was quite amusing. It was quite obvious that Juliet wanted nothing to do with the Count but he was just too dense to realize it. It was quite reassuring to see that she is still very loyal to Romeo. After the Count left she asked me how she can avoid being wed to the Count. At that moment we started devising a plan.

Our plan may or may not work. It is the probably most foolish plan I have ever done. But, I have faith in Juliet. I have faith that she can do her part of the plan. The plan is that I will give her a potion that will put her the state of death for approximately 48 hours. What she will have to do is to inform her mother and father that she will indeed marry the Count. After she had informed her mother and father, she must drink the potion. However, there must be no one in the room with her when she does so. Her family will believe she had died and will take her body into the Capulet tomb. Meanwhile, I will send a friar to deliver a letter to Romeo informing him of the plan. As soon as Juliet wakes from her deep sleep, Romeo and I will be waiting next to her body. Dear Lord, I ask that you watch over us and give us the luck that we need to succeed in our plan.

My letter to Romeo.