Romeo stops returning Rosaline’s letters, stops visiting her, and starts visiting Juliet’s window instead. Rosaline, heartbroken, attempts to sabotage their relationship.

Romeo vs. Juliet is told through five acts and picks up after their first infamous encounter. Now Juliet is a warrior-for-hire and is trying to protect a small nunnery from invading forces.

Romeo and Juliet is suffused with death imagery and violence. But, contrary to the popular image that their warring families are the source of this violence, it stems from the lovers themselves ...

Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s tragedies and, along with Hamlet is one of the most frequently-performed plays in the history of English-language theatre.

If Romeo didn't really love Juliet, then why did Juliet's death drive him to commit suicide? We need to understand what is love before we can judge whether Romeo truly loved Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet Through June 3 at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater, Manhattan; naatco.org. Running time: 2 hours 35 minutes. Alexis Soloski has written for The Times since 2006.