Romeo and Juliet Variations: Variation 1

Variation 1 of five follows in which Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet fight for their love and lives in different countries, periods, and ages, in real historical and everyday situations. Will they be able to survive?

The play takes us back to sixteenth-century Italy, where, by the will of fate, Romeo, unaware of their familial connection, meets his half-sister, Juliet. They fall in love and try to save each other from sin and death.

Variations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 can be read as stand-alone stories. Still, for a complete understanding of the novel's philosophy—the connecting thread that runs through the entire book, the interweaving of characters and their situations—it's better to read the Variations in numbered sequence.