* The feud between the two families, the Montagues and Capulets, is a long and bloody one.
* The two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are from these families and are therefore forbidden from being together.
* The two lovers meet at a ball and fall in love, despite their families' hatred for one another.
* The two lovers marry in secret, but their happiness is short-lived due to their families' feud.
* The two lovers are eventually driven apart and die, leading to the end of the feud between their families.
* The play is a tragedy, as it ends in the deaths of the two lovers.