As the play progresses, Romeo illustrates how passionate he is by avenging his best friend Mercutio's, death. He kills Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and is forced to leave the city of Verona.

Seeing "Romeo and Juliet" in Appalachian garb allows viewers, if they choose, to step back occasionally from the tragic romance and scrutinize a patriarchal society with a violent honor code.

The funeral for Cresskill Mayor Benedict Romeo and his wife, Alice, will be held this weekend. Funeral arrangements have been announced for a long-serving Bergen County mayor and his wife who died ...