Romeo & Juliet

Shakespeare s timeless tragedy of forbidden love amidst a bitter familial feud, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Editions line. In fair Verona, an ancient, baseless grudge between two powerful families the Montagues and the Capulets continues to stain the city s streets with bloodshed. But when Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague meet at a masked ball, it is love at first sight. Desperate to be together, the star-crossed lovers defy their families wishes and marry in secret, but their impulsive actions are met with tragic twists of fate. An enduring classic filled with some of Shakespeare s most iconic quotes, Romeo and Juliet explores the electric force of first love, and how the failures of one generation can spell disaster for the next.