Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of Romeo And Juliet

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Yesterday at 2 pm two lifeless bodies were discovered in the church after gunshots were reported to police by neighbors. The bodies were only discovered yesterday but both seem to have been dead for approximately four hours when they were found. One of the people discovered was Romeo Montague, he had left Verona for two weeks and was believed to be in Mantua. Juliet Capulet was the other body found and was only thirteen years old. Traces of poison were found in Juliet’s body but the cause of death was determined to be a single gunshot.
Romeo’s friend says “the pair wanted to be married but it just could not happen because of their families, they didn’t get along.” It is believed that this was the reason they were provoked to take their own

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