Romeo and Juliet
Proper noun
Meaning
Romeo and Juliet
A pair of lovers, particularly if they are young, visibly enamored, and come from families or groups that are on opposing sides of a dispute.
Examples
Did Romeo and Juliet have a ... "relationship”? The term "relationship” ... betokens a chaste egalitarianism leveling different ranks and degrees of attachment.
Romeo and Juliet *died*. I always liked that in a teen romance story.
The tragedy about Romeo and Juliet is not that they died so young but that the boy-meets-girl reflex should be so overpowering as to defeat all common sense.
think about it: Romeo and Juliet bucked the system, and look where it got them. Superman has the hots for Lois Lane, when the better match, of course, would be with Wonder Woman.
If Romeo and Juliet make a tragedy of it nowadays, they have only to blame their own mismanagement, for the world is with them as it has never been before, and all sensible fathers and mothers know it.
I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet.