Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare. There are two families,in Verona, Italy, named the Montagues and Capulets. There has been a feud between the families for many years and everyone forgot why it ever started. Romeo is a part of the Montagues and Juliet is a part of the Capulets. Romeo's best friend, Mercutio, is the right hand man of the Prince of Verona. The other right hand man is Paris. During a Capulet's party Romeo and Juliet met and fell in love with each other and decided to get married to show their love. Later Romeo kills Juliet's Cousin, Tybalt, because he killed Romeo's best friend Mercutio. Romeo is banished and Juliet is devastated. She goes to Friar Lawrence and asks for help. He gives her a sleeping potion that would make her look like she' s dead.Romeo goes to Juliet's coffin and on his way see's Paris who thinks Romeo is going to desecrate the grave and so Romeo kills Paris. Romeo then drinks a poison after seeing Juliet's body because the love of his life is dead. Juliet wakes up and sees that Romeo killed himself and takes Romeo's blade and kills herself while the families decided to stop fighting.