This story happens in the city of Verona, where two families, The Montagues and the Capulets, have been fighting and hating each other for hundreds of years. One day there's a fight in the street and the Prince of Verona says that if they fight again they'll be killed or banished from the city. Lord Capulet organises a party and Romeo, Lord Montague's son, wants to go there because he wants to meet a girl he loves. But then he meets Juliet, Lod Capulet's daughter, and they fall in love. They confess their love and, in secret, they get married with the help of their friend, Friar Lawrence. But Lord Capulet, who doesn't know about Juliet's marriage, says that she'll marry Paris, a noble man. More over, Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, attacks Romeo and kills Mercutio (Romeo's friend) before Romeo kills him. This is the reason why the Prince banishes Romeo from Verona. To stop her marriage and escape with Romeo, Juliet and Friar Lawrence plan that she'll drink a potion that will make her seem dead while another friar goes to tell Romeo. But that friar couldn't arrive to where Romeo was and Romeo thinks Juliet is dead. He manages to get some poison and goes to the Capulet's tomb to see Juliet's corpse. There he finds Paris and kills him. Romeo drinks the poison and dies. Friar Lawrence arrives to the tomb and Juliet wakes up. When she sees that Romeo is dead, she stabs herself and dies. Then, the Capulets and the Montagues arrive and Friar Lawrence tells them the story of the tragic couple, telling them that love, and not hate, is the only way to live toghether.
A quote I love from Romeo and Juliet is "She is more beautiful than the moon. She is like a bright jewel in the darkness. She is like a dove among crows. I have never loved until now."
Here's the trailer of a modern version of Romeo and Juliet, which I think is really nice because they speak in old English.
Which side are you on? Capulets or Montagues? Or are you in the love side?
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