The play is set in Verona, Italy, and details the tragic, all-consuming love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the children of two powerful families locked in a violent, long-standing feud. Despite their families' hatred, Romeo and Juliet meet and marry in secret with the help of Friar Laurence. The situation spirals into tragedy when Romeo is provoked into killing Juliet's cousin, Tyb…