Dramatic Murders

Dramatic Murders!!!!!!! 

Reported by: Carla WITT and Hannah FLECK 

AP-Verona, Italy: 

Tybalt Capulet, 27,  was brutally murdered last Tuesday by his worst enemy Romeo Montague. What really happened, we will never exactly  know. What we have found out leads us 

to imagine that a terrible fight took place  at Verona beach. Let us remember how a  simple misunderstanding between two  families can become a vicious vendetta.  How Capulet himself said : "This Romeo Montague has officially declared war." 

Love and hate are emotions which are too similar to be ignored. A reliable source told us that Romeo Montague, the suspected murderer, and Juliette Capulet  had been secretly married by Friar  Lawrence last Sunday. Was this the  starting point of this tragic death? Did  Tybalt find out about his cousin's  marriage to Romeo? The love that united the couple may have had for consequence a long lasting peace. But fate deemed otherwise. 

Tybalt's death has caused much pain in  his family as can be understood. "My 

nephew is dead!" cries our Lady Capulet. Since the death, she cries for revenge, 

"for blood of ours shed blood of Montague." At the time of printing, the 

murderer is most certainly far away. The  Prince, who arrived a few minutes after the 

crime, has banished Romeo from Verona:

 

"Leave the city immediately, or else, if he is found, he will be killed!" 

Hurt as he was by  this gratuitous violence, taking this hard  decision rather than executing the young  Montague was perhaps questionable to say the least.  Earlier today Tybalt, who is known by  authorities for his uncontrollable anger, tried  to violently provoke Romeo. During a 

particularly bloody fist fight in which Romeo  refused to defend himself. Mercutio trying to 
defend Romeo was subsequently killed by  Tybalt. Some witnesses report that this was 
an accident, and Tybalt's gun was fired  during the struggle. 

A simple but deadly mistake during a fight  ending in death of another teenager in our 
fair city. This string of violence adds to the long history of a terrible vendetta between 
two very powerful families in Verona.  Benvolio who was one of Mercutio's best 
friends offered to tell us what a good man he  was, "His brave spirit has floated up to 
heaven." 

Romeo, devastated by his friend's death and  consumed with rage did not understand what 
he was doing. What Italian has not been  consumed in a fit of passion whether it be 
love or hate? Overtaken with anger,  remorse, and guilt he did not think twice 
before following Tybalt to find revenge. The  inevitable retribution happened as Romeo 
shot Tybalt in a fit of rage. 


Who is the murderer? And who is the victim? Who is guilty? Who is innocent? In 
a case like this one we cannot say. The facts are simple. But the interpretation is not. 
Considering the violent history of the two  families. What we do know is that at this 
time no one is safe in this city if his name is  Capulet or Montague or even if it is not.
 
The war between these families has just got bloodier and deadly for all.