Rosaline Welcome to Verona, in Italy ... And before we can get onto those 'star-crossed lovers' - Romeo and Juliet - a bit more background is needed. The older gentleman there is Lord Capulet ...

The historic city of Verona was founded in the 1st century B.C. It particularly flourished under the rule of the Scaliger family in the 13th and 14th centuries and as part of the Republic of Venice ...

Romeo and Juliet starts with a sonnet that gives the plot away. The prologue, which begins Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, takes the audience through ...