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The year 1301, Verona. Duke Escalus seeks a powerful ally in his struggle against the new Pope. That ally could be one of the heads of the powerful clans — either Count Montague or Count Capulet; each family holds a trump card that could bring it to the height of power. But all their plans are thrown into disarray by the sudden love that flares between Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague.