Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. The story is set in the city of Verona, Italy, and follows the love story of Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet. The two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, have a longstanding feud and forbid their children from associating with each other.



Despite the family's hatred for each other, Romeo and Juliet fall deeply in love. They secretly marry with the help of Juliet's nurse and Friar Lawrence, a friar who believes ...