The noble families of the Montagues and the Capulets live in the city of Verona.The young men who work for the Montagues and the Capulets get into gangs and fight each other in the street.Verona is ruled by Prince Escalus.He tells the Montagues and the Capulets that they have to stop fighting or they will be punished.Capulet also has only one child, a beautiful 14-year-old daughter called Juliet.They do not know each other, because Juliet never goes anywhere without her nursemaid.Romeo and his friends go to a masked ball at the home of Juliet's parents.Because of their secret marriage, a lot of things happen which bring about many deaths, including, finally, Romeo and Juliet kill themselvesTheir servants were enemies as well.Because it is fashionable to carry a sword, sometimes they get badly injured.Montague has only one child, a teenage boy called Romeo.Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and fall in love.Juliet knows that her parents wanted her to marry a cousin of the prince.