Inside the story
Meet Romeo
As the young son of Montague, Romeo belongs to a family locked in a bitter feud with the Capulets. Impulsive and poetic, he meets Juliet, a Capulet, and is swept into an intense love that challenges the hatred between their houses.
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A handsome youth of about sixteen or seventeen, slender and graceful, with expressive dark eyes and tousled brown hair. He wears the fine doublet, hose, and cloak of a wealthy Veronese nobleman's son, often with a sword at his hip.
