The prologue introduces the feuding families of Montague and Capulet in Verona, Italy. It explains that the grudge between the two families leads to new conflict, making the citizens turn against one another. It then reveals that the love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet will end the feud when they take their own lives after their love is prohibited by their families, burying the long-standing strife between the two households. The prologue sets up the tragedy of the star-crossed lovers that will play out over the next two hours of the play.