Romeo and Juliet Story Romeo and Juliet live in Verona. Their families, the Montagues and Capulets, are enemies. One night, Romeo sneaks into a Capulet party. He sees Juliet and instantly falls in love with her. Juliet notices Romeo and feels the same way. They meet secretly and declare their love for each other. Despite knowing their families would disapprove, they decide to marry. Friar Laurence agrees to help them and performs the ceremony. After the wedding, Romeo and Juliet are happy but worried. A fight breaks out between the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo tries to keep the peace but ends up killing Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. As a result, Romeo is banished from Verona. Juliet is heartbroken when she hears the news. She turns to Friar Laurence for a solution. He gives her a potion that makes her appear dead. Juliet takes the potion and is placed in the family tomb. Romeo hears about Juliet's death and is devastated. He returns to Verona to see her one last time. At the tomb, he drinks poison and dies beside her. Juliet wakes up, sees Romeo dead, and takes her own life with a dagger. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet shock their families. The Montagues and Capulets realize the cost of their feud. They agree to end their hatred and make peace. Romeo and Juliet’s love story lives on as a tragic tale of love and loss.
