Romeo and Juliet is indeed, a classic, but I think that a lot of people think of it as a timeless romance... I am not really one of those people. Yes, it is a love story about two people from feuding families who just want to be together. But think about it... Romeo and Juliet are 16 years old... maybe 17. They have no idea what love really is, theirs is purely about passion. Of course, then you have to ask yourself, what is love, really? But that's a little too existential for me and I don't want to get into that. I do love this play, but playing it off (excuse my pun) as a tragic love story I think goes a little far sometimes. They are just two kids who went to the extreme and killed themselves because their families wouldn't let them get married.