He plans to wear a mask so that he will nobody will recognize him as a Montague. Romeo helps Peter read the list and decides to attend the party because Rosaline will be there. Romeo and his friend Benvolio happen to stumble across a Capulet servant, Peter, who is trying to read a list of invitees to a masked party at the Capulet house that evening. Meanwhile, Romeo, a young man from the Montague house, laments his unrequited love for a woman named Rosaline, who has vowed to remain chaste for the rest of her life. The Prince ends the conflict by issuing a decree that prohibits any further fighting at the risk of great punishment. The play opens with servants from both houses engaged in a street brawl that eventually draws in the family patriarchs and the city officials, including Prince Escalus.
Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy, where there is an ongoing feud between the Montague and Capulet families.
