For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3. The play’s final lines spoken by Prince Escalus sum up how the most famous love story in English literature, rather than run smoothly, ends in tragedy and woe. The feud between their families is ended, but it comes at a terrible price for both the ill-fated Romeo and Juliet and their families.