Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare early in his career about two young star crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Romeo and juliet is about a young hero and heroine whose families the montagues and the capulets respectively are ferocious enemies romeo and juliets passionate star crossed love leads to their demise which ultimately serves to pacify the relationship between their families. In a desperate attempt to be reunited with romeo juliet follows the friars plot and fakes her own death the message fails to reach romeo and believing juliet dead he takes his life in her tomb juliet wakes to find romeos corpse beside her and kills herself the grieving family agree to end their feud. Romeo and juliet is a play written by william shakespeareit is set in italy and is about the love between two young people from noble families that are enemies romeo and juliet has always been one of shakespeares most popular plays it has been adapted to opera ballet television productions and movies