Q: Did you ever doubt your decision to give Juliet the potion?
No, not directly after I had given it to her. I felt confident that I had done the right thing. I consistently try my best to do what is right and I do not believe in polyandry which is against tradition. After all I had arranged a messenger, Friar John, to deliver the news to Romeo in Mantua. At the time I truly thought I had solved the problem and Romeo and Juliet would be able to live together and love each other.
Q: Describe your emotions when you discovered Romeo and Juliet dead?
I was absolutely devastated. I immediately thought of their poor families, the Capulets and the Montagues because until then, they had no idea about Romeo and Juliet's secret relationship. I knew...I knew about it the entire time and I kept it a secret as well. I cannot help but to think of what I could have changed or done differently. I questioned my decisions, to keep secrets, marry Romeo and Juliet and give Juliet that potion. The only option was to explain the situation to the families because they deserved to know why this tragedy occurred: "Romeo, there dead, was husband to that Juliet; And she, that's Romeo's faithful wife. I married them; and their stol'n marriage day Was Tybalt's doomsday, whose untimely death Banished the new-made bridegroom from this city; For whom, and not for Tybalt, Juliet pined" (V.iii.231-236). Their tragic suicides made everyone aware of their love for each other. It was clear that their love was so strong and so genuine that they were willing to take their own lives rather than live without their significant other. Love is extremely powerful, as is fate. Romeo and Juliet did not let fate seperate them but instead made their love stronger.