Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare in the early 1590s. It tells the story of two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are from feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets, respectively. Despite their families' long-standing hatred for each other, Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight and decide to marry.
The play begins with a street brawl between the servants of the Capulet household and the servants of the Montague household. The Prince of Verona, Escalus, intervenes and threatens to punish anyone who disturbs the peace again. Romeo, a Montague, is heartbroken because he is in love with a girl named Rosaline, who has sworn to remain chaste.
Meanwhile, the Capulets are preparing for a grand party, and Juliet, their daughter, is introduced to Paris, a nobleman whom her father has chosen as her husband. Juliet is not interested in Paris and is unhappy about the arranged marriage.
At the party, Romeo sneaks in disguised as a masker, and he and Juliet meet and fall in love. They exchange vows of love and agree to marry the next day. However, Romeo is forced to leave the party when Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, recognizes him as a Montague and wants to fight.
The next day, Romeo and Juliet marry in secret with the help of Friar Laurence, a friar who believes their marriage will end the long-standing feud between the two families. However, their happiness is short-lived. Tybalt, still angry about Romeo's presence at the Capulet party, challenges Romeo to a duel and is killed by Romeo in self-defense.
As a result, Romeo is exiled from Verona, and Juliet is left heartbroken. The Friar comes up with a plan to help Juliet escape her arranged marriage to Paris and reunite with Romeo. He gives Juliet a potion that will put her in a deathlike sleep for forty-two hours, after which she will wake up and be able to escape with Romeo.
However, the plan goes awry when Juliet's family finds her apparently dead and lays her in the Capulet tomb. Romeo, who has received false news of Juliet's death, returns to Verona and finds Juliet in the tomb. Believing her to be truly dead, he takes poison and dies beside her. Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead and, in despair, takes his dagger and kills herself.
The play ends with the Prince of Verona, Escalus, declaring that the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet have ended the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. The play is a timeless tale of young love, tragic misunderstandings, and the destructive power of hatred.