Romeo & Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, probably the best known love story in the world, addresses the theme of love in a particular context, one of hate, violence and aggression. Families feud with families, individuals taunt and spew accusations and insults at each other, sticks and swords are drawn at the drop of a hat and the atmosphere of Verona – or London or any city in our troubled world – you can cut with a knife.

How can love like Romeo’s, like Juliet’s, so fragile, so tender, so true, so intense be born and live in such an atmosphere?