Romeo and Juliet

The action takes place in Verona and features two great enemy families, the Montagues and the Capulets. At a masked ball given by the Capulets, Romeo, a Montague, falls madly in love with Juliet, a Capulet promised in marriage to Count Paris, a young noble. He meets her at nightfall, under her balcony, to declare his love for her. Madly in love, they asked Brother Laurent the next day to marry the...