Romeo and Juliet

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

One day in the fair city of Verona, there lived two rich families by the name of Montague and Capulet. Now these two families did not like each other very much, because of a small argument a long time ago. Two servants of the Capulet family named Sampson and Gregory were talking one day. A servant named Abram from the Montague family walked past them. They started to argue, but soon they w=began to fight each other! Then Benvolio, a relative of the Montague family, came and tried to make piece between the men. But Tybalt, a relative of the Capulet family, then stops Benvolio and attacks him! Prince Escalus, ruler of Verona, then arrives and stops the fight. He tells the Montagues and Capulets, “If I ever see you two families fighting again, I will punish both with death!”
Later that day, Benvolio talks to his cousin Romeo about his sadness. “Romeo, why have you been so sad lately?” Romeo said, “Because I am in love with...