1) Juliet Capulet falls in love with Romeo Montague, from her family's rival house, despite her father's disapproval of the relationship. 2) Facing an arranged marriage to Paris, Juliet plans to run away with Romeo, but their secret wedding is discovered. 3) In despair over not being able to marry Romeo due to the family feud, Juliet pretends to take a poison but actually dies, after which Romeo, believing her to be dead, drinks real poison and dies by her body.