The trumpets grew louder as the Prince entered the square, the guards parting the crowd. Citizens bowed their heads, the air thick with dread. At the centre lay Mercutio and Tybalt, their bodies ringed with spears. Lord Capulet stood stiff, grief sharpening his tongue; Lord Montague pressed forward, his face drawn with fear for his […]

The sun blazed over Verona, white and merciless. The city stirred with the clamour of carts, vendors crying fruit and bread, and boys chasing dogs through the dust. But beneath the sound of ordinary life ran a darker hum: tension sharp as steel waiting to be drawn. Every eye in the marketplace seemed to flicker […]

The night broke into dawn with a pale blush spreading over Verona’s rooftops. Bells tolled faintly in the distance, calling the city to prayer, to market, to ordinary life. But Romeo had no thought for bread or labour. His heart carried one task only, lit by Juliet’s last words: Send word tomorrow. He walked quickly […]

The night lay still after the feast, the torches in Capulet’s hall now burned to embers. Servants cleared the last of the cups and fruit, laughter fading with the guests. Outside, the orchard stretched wide and silent, branches black against a silvered sky. The air smelled of rosemary and damp stone. Crickets sang in the […]

The feast burned bright. Music drifted from the balcony where lutes and shawms poured notes like threads of gold. Candles trembled in their holders. The long tables shone with glazed fruit, lemon tarts brushed with sugar, and cups of ruby wine that caught torchlight and threw it back in storms of colour. Masks smiled without […]

A serialised fiction of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by Indian young adult romance Author Ajith Siva. In this episode Romeo meets Juliet and love sparks between their feuding families.