In the town of Verona there lived two
families, the Capulets and the Montagues. The engaged in a bitter feud. Among
the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded young man with an eye for the ladies.
One day, Romeo attended the feast of the Capulets, a costume party where he
expected to meet his love, Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family.
Once there, however, Romeo’s eyes felt upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline
no more.
The
vision of Juliet had been invading his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo
returned late that night to the Juliet’s bedroom window. There, he was
surprised to find Juliet on the balcony, professing her love for him and
wishing that he were not a “Montague”, a name behind his own. “What’s in a
name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. Romeo
was ready to deny his name and professed his love. The two agreed to meet at
nine o’clock the next morning to be married.