In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare presents two families to the audience: the Montagues and the Capulets. These two families, despite their similarities, despise each other and continually battle.

Melia Bensussen’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” at Hartford Stage from April 17 through May 18, focuses on the theme of ...

Sarasota principal Luke Schaufuss – son of Peter and grandson of Frank – admirably carried on the family legacy as Romeo. But it was Macarena Gimenez’s stunning Juliet that paid the greatest ...

Things get even more problematic from there. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, convinces her to marry him against her family’s wishes (can you blame them for being overly cautious?), and the pair ...