Romeo And Juliet: The American Revolutionary War

The time period I would choose for Romeo and Juliet would be the time of the American Revolutionary War in the United States (sometime between 1775 and 1783). The setting would be the city of Boston, Massachusetts because it was the heart of the revolution. The conflict would take place between the Loyalists, the Americans who wanted to remain a part of Britain, and the Patriots, the Americans who wanted American independence. The Capulets would be the Loyalists because in general the Loyalist were more affluent and because the Capulets had a nurse to raise Juliet, we can assume they were fairly affluent. The Montagues would be the Patriots because Romeo’s parents never seemed to have time for him, so we can assume they were doing something
important, like trying to win American independence. Due to the fact that Romeo and Juliet were on opposite sides of the revolution, they obviously would not be permitted to have a relationship, creating the conflict in the play.