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.