Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, set in Verona, Italy. It tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families—the Montagues and the Capulets—who marry in secret amid bitter enmity. A series of tragic misunderstandings leads to their double suicide, which ultimately reconciles their warring households. Their ill-fated romance remains one of literature’s most poignant tales of love and loss.