First Tale: A Foolish Beginning
Note from the Writer,Glen Orila: I don't want to start this story like Shakespeare, as I want to minimize the figurative language of the story. Romeo and Juliet have died due to their unbridled love. Their parents, Lords and Ladies Capulet and Montague have woken up from their hatred and dark pride. They started to remember their regrets and mistakes with their own childhoods, love lives, and ambitions that they too once had. The feud was admitted to be foolish, but they sustained it for the sake of their ancestors' wishes. Thus, it had turned out to be a tradition in which people have become accustomed to. But now, the feud is over, and these tales are those that haunted the parents while the depression of their losses. P.S.May be quite bias to Capulets when it comes to narration, but you'll see. Please review!:D
I do think that a story was born due to the story of another. Unlike the tragedy of Tybalt (another fanfiction by another user), these are stories that took place before Juliet and Romeo even knew what love really meant.
It was said that long ago, even before the parents of the star crossed lovers were born, only one family ruled the beautiful city of Verona. The people always got along with each other and no brawls occurred. Every citizen was allowed to wear any type of clothing of any color. It was Escalus the first who was the Prince of Verona that time. He never married, and he only had three mistresses in his whole life. In such a coincidence, his first two mistresses gave birth at the same day, at the same time, his children were all boys. The youngest one was born a few years after the first two. There was no month or even week that the lord of Verona didn't hold a gathering. In one of his last parties, he was quite old. As the hours of celebration passed, the men started to get drunk. Thus, their punchlines started to get even harder and the jokes sounded more like insults. Escalus's sons, Montague and Capulet were two of these men. They did drink but they never planned on being drunk. The brothers were best of friends, even though they knew that they were only step brothers. Within the court members, there were also sides who opposed each other. Being drunk, they started to free their secrets. One of the agendas that these sides argued about was the descendant of Verona's throne. One party wanted Capulet, and the other party wanted Montague to rule. Yes, they had major issues. Back to the party, one of the court members named Leonardo, called young Montague over to their table. At he same time, the court member named Antonio called Capulet.
"Young Montague, hath thou ever thought of ruling Verona?" asked Leonardo.
"I did, but I hath not taken it quite seriously. The last decision shalt be for my father after all," he answered diplomatically. Montague was too diplomatic, in fact that drunk Leonardo started to lose his patience. He had to make Montague hate his brother.
(This is the writer. I'll write the dialogue in a more modern manner.)
"I hear that the prince has already decided on who the next Prince would be, and I do not want to prolong the suspense. He had chosen you," Montague was slightly in shock. But he started to wonder why his father had not told him such important news yet.
"Does Capulet know?" "Oh, there you go. Yes, Capulet does know. That is why his mood has been bitter all day long. And here is a piece of news that I had eavesdropped from the gossiping maids. They said that Capulet was so upset that he pointed the tip of his rapier at your dear father,"
Leonardo was filled with lies. Montague was alarmed. He didn't care about the throne, but he loved his father dearly, even more than his brother. Without further ado, Montague rushed over to the table where Capulet sat with Antonio's party.
"How dare you point a blade at father? Have you no respect? No composure or poise being the son of the prince?"
"I never dared point a blade at anyone at all! But I certainly never tried to poison my father's drink!" answered Capulet. And now we figure what information Antonio's party gave to Capulet.
The night's celebration ended with a royal rumble. After that night, no type of sermon was able to ease the rage of the brothers, not even the prince's. After a few the brothers were already old enough to start a family. The youngest son, Vivaldi, was an adolescent who was good natured, and he didn't interfere with the anger that his older brothers had. The prince was strolling in the garden when he caught his elder sons in a one on one brawl. He immediately ceased them and had a conclusive idea. He has decided that the next Prince of Verona would be young Vivaldi. He then excluded the two men from being part of the royal family. The news spread all over Verona, and without the use of campaigning, people automatically chose a side. Both Montague and Capulet were successful aristocrats due to their intelligence as they were sent out penniless by their father. As the generations passed, the biased version of this story was passed as well. Both families believed on what the unmodified story had stated. All those under the house of Montague wore vibrant cobalt clothing, as the Capulets wore their elegant crimson costumes with pride.
--End of First Tale--