From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life
— Prologue

A tale of adolescent passion ... of young love thwarted ... of blood and retribution ...

Perhaps the most famous pair of lovers in the world, the story of Romeo and Juliet has been told and retold across the centuries.

Give me my Romeo, and, when he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun.
— Juliet Act III Sc 2