Romeo and Juliet
Describe the setting of the story at the exposition.
ACT I scene i
ACT I scene i
The story begins on a market street in Verona Italy. Two Capulet servants – Sampson and Gregory – loiter on the street, waiting for some Montague servants to pass. They banter, using sexual innuendo and raunchy puns to joke about women, and speak with animosity about the Montagues. They lament that the law prohibits fighting, and wonder how to start a battle legally.