Sir John Everett Millais, The Death of Romeo and Juliet (1848)
There was a great tragedy in Verona yesterday. Three dead because of a silly family feud, which they have now finally ended after all the bloodshed and the loss of noble County Paris, beloved Romeo of the Montagues, and dear Juliet of the Capulets.
Late last night Paris was said to have been in the Capulet's tomb with the page going to see Juliet's body, when he encountered Romeo who was doing the same. There was a fight between Paris and Romeo and Romeo emerged victorious. After killing Count paris he went to Juliet's tomb and was found dead with a cup of poison that was given to Romeo by the apothecary. It was said to have been a suicide because he couldn't live without Juliet. Juliet however was not really dead, but when she saw her true love Romeo she had kissed his lips and killed herself by drinking the poison. The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues has ended, but at what price.
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