William Shakespeare’s tragic romance tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers who are torn apart by decades of blood feuds between their families. In their efforts to transcend the hatred between their two names, they devise a plan to be together forever. Set in Verona, Italy, this drama chronicles the deep feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, and the terrible price that is paid because of it. Romeo and Juliet became one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.