Verona, Italy
Romeo and Juliet was set in the city of Verona, Italy most of the play, however, there is a scene that takes place in the city of Mantua.
One of the most famous love stories in world literature is set in Verona: Shakespeare's Romeo and Julliet. Many loving couples and tourists come here every year to walk in the footsteps of Romeo and Juliet.
Verona
The majority of the play happens in Verona. But later on in the story, Romeo gets banished from Verona. He escapes to the city of Mantua.
He didn't give any punishment but he gave a warning that the next time a fight broke out the people involved would be killed or exiled.
Shakespeare's play is set in the city of Verona, Italy.
The musical does have some truth to it. Even though it is not completely autobiographical. In the time that the musical was based on the truth was that there was friction between a growing population of Latin American immigrants. Gangs would fight eachother. West Side Story is also a version of Romeo and Juliet if you look at the story line except Maria does not die in the end.
The city was Verona, Italy. The families were The capulets ( Juliet) and Montague ( Romeo). The original story was written by luigi deporta, a local of Verona. Shakespeare just stole the idea.
Romeo, the protagonist in William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," was said to be born in Verona, Italy. This city is the setting for the tragic love story between Romeo and Juliet.
It's called West Side Story.
The Shakespearean play that inspired the hit musical West Side Story is Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is a modern adaptation of the classic tragedy, with the story transposed to the streets of New York City and the warring families replaced by rival gangs.