Thousands of letters pour into Verona every year addressed to Juliet. People ask for her blessing, her guidance, her help. Sometimes they’re just sharing the good news of their own love stories. Some of the writers address Juliet like she’s Santa Claus, but others honestly pour out their hearts.
You can learn more about this (and read some of the actual letters) in Letters to Juliet by Lise and Ceil Friedman.)
Here’s one of my favorites from the book:
Dear Juliet,
I am in a bunker. Outside I hear missiles exploding, bullets being fired. I am twenty-two years old and I’m scared. Our commander has told us that soon we must come out. A hand-to-hand battle awaits us. I feel I will die. I leave life with this brief note. I am entrusting it to you, symbol of universal love. I delude myself by thinking it will make people understand the futility of hate.
–Brian L., Vietnam, 1972
