Romeo Montague is desperate to win the heart of the elusive Rosaline when he encounters a beautiful girl and immediately falls in love. Juliet Capulet is still reeling from the news that she is to marry Count Paris when she encounters a beautiful boy and immediately falls in love. Neither of them knows that they are sworn enemies. Upon learning the truth of each other's identities, they are determined to save their love and arrange to marry in secret, encouraged by the Friar who aspires to end their families' long and bloody rivalry. A fight erupts that leaves both Montagues and Capulets dead, and Romeo banished from Verona. When her family insist that she marry Count Paris and threaten to disown her, Juliet is forced to take drastic measures. She plans with the Friar to fake her own death, but a tragic series of events ends in a scene that will bring both families to their knees.