"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. The play is set in Verona, Italy, and follows the story of Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, who fall in love at a masked ball and secretly marry with the help of Friar Laurence. The key events of the play are:

• Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love at a masked ball.
• Romeo kills Tybalt, Juliets cousin, in a fight and is banished from Verona.
• Juliets father arranges for her to marry Paris, not knowing she is already married to Romeo.
• Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion that will make her appear dead so she does not have to marry Paris. Romeo does not receive the message explaining the plan and believes Juliet is dead.
• Romeo buys poison and goes to Juliets tomb, where he encounters Paris and kills him. Romeo then takes the poison and dies next to Juliets body.
• Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead and stabs herself with his dagger.

The play ends with the reconciliation of the feuding families, who agree to end their violent feud.