Young Love Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's finest works of art, takes place in the thirteenth century in Italy, Verona and Mantua. The setting of the play is rich and elegant, everyone dresses well, and lives in fancy surroundings. The main characters of the theatrical production, Romeo and Juliet, meet at a festival and quickly fall in love, but soon discover that they are of enemy families. The two families, the Capulets and the …showed first 75 words of 873 total…

…showed last 75 words of 873 total…young age, share the same characteristics, immaturity, impatience and not always making the right decisions. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare truly shows how strong and powerful love can be between two people. If Romeo and Juliet had just taken slower steps, and figured things out as they came along, all would have been well. Since they were such young lovers, this did not occur to them and this story's tragic ending will never be forgotten.