In a society ruled by violence and torn by a desire for bloody revenge, two rebellious teenagers from two opposing sides of a mortal family feud fall in love with each other. In defiance of the vengeful cruelty of their surroundings, Romeo and Juliet tie the knot in secrecy. As an attempt to escape the city misfires, the lovers pay the ultimate price for their families' hold on their lives. In this literary masterpiece, William Shakespeare delivers a stinging rebuke of a despotic patriarchy that would condemn two of its children to a fate that's not of their choosing.