At the end of the play, the feud between the Montagues and Capulets is neatly tied up. If this were a Disney movie it might end with the words, ” . . . And they all lived happily ever after.” However, it’s not a Disney movie, and the fact that this play remains present on so many high school freshmen curriculum lists (not too many middle school lists) gives testimony to a deeper significance present within the play as a whole, but most especially to the ending.
First, discuss how the play ends–how is the feud tied up?
Next–discuss the significance of the ending. How does the ending send a moral message to its audience? What might have been going on around Shakespeare that would prompt him to recreate this story (because remember, the plot of “star-crossed lovers” is not entirely original even for Shakespeare’s time)?
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Posted by Jenn Gutierrez 
