In the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century, William Shakespeare crafted a library of works that would never be equaled. Among these writings was an adaptation of a poem by Arthur Brooks that would go on to be regarded as the greatest love story that the world has ever known.

It is mid-July in Verona, Italy, and over the course of four sweltering days, two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, will fall victim to their unavoidable, tragic fates. However, in doing so, they will prove that love is an all-consuming, overwhelming force. It overwhelms family. It overwhelms society. And, in the case of these two, star-crossed lovers, it will even overwhelm death.