When young Romeo Montague tricks his way into the lavish masked ball of the Capulet family it is love at first sight. But the Capulets are old enemies of the Montagues and the immediate passion between Romeo and the beautiful Juliet Capulet is quickly forbidden. Euphoric with love and forgoing the approval of their families, the young lovers play by their own rules, and soon hatch a dangerous plot that ends in heart-breaking tragedy.