ROMEO AND JULIET: of love, lust, and lost. (summary)

Upon the dim streets of Verona a brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Montague and Capulet. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the constant violence beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, attempts to prevent any further conflicts between the families by decreeing death for any …

…She kisses his poisoned lips, and when that does not kill her, buries his dagger in her chest, falling dead upon his body.When the watch arrives, followed closely by the Prince, the Capulets, and Montague. Montague declares that Lady Montague has died of grief over Romeo's exile. Seeing their children's bodies, Capulet and Montague agree to end their long-standing feud and to raise gold statues of their children side-by-side in a newly peaceful Verona.