故事发生在维洛那名城，有两家门第相当的巨族，累世的宿怨激起了新争，鲜血把市民的白手污渎。是命运注定这两家仇敌，生下了一双不幸的恋人，他们的悲惨凄凉的殒灭，和解了他们交恶的尊亲。这一段生生死死的恋爱，还有那两家父母的嫌隙，把一对多情的儿女杀害，演成了今天这一本戏剧。交代过这几句挈领提纲，请诸位耐着心细听端详。（The story happened to the famous city Verona, where new fights between two great families with equal status broke out due to old grudges of previous generations. It was destined that the two enemies had a pair of unfortunate lovers. Their miserable destruction resulted in reconciliation between their relatives of these two families as enemies. This love involving life and death, combined with estrangement of their parents, cost the life of the two amorous hero and heroine, thus leading this drama. After I gave a general idea, please listen patiently to me to tell this story in detail. ）