Romeo And Juliet's Tragedy

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HOOK… Shakespeare's well known tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, tells the tale of two “star-crossed lovers” who meet the evening of Capulet’s ball and fall in love at first sight of one another. Romeo and Juliet’s love is destined to be at first but outside forces and decisions lead to their untimely deaths.
Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy is a result of their families feud and the actions they take to keep their relationship hidden. Their deaths are not a result of fate, instead they are a result of their own actions. Rather than telling their parents about their forbidden love in hopes to end the feud, the two decide to keep it private. Juliet despises the fact that Romeo is a Montague and cries out to Romeo telling him to refuse his name, for

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