I personally think that Romeo and Juliet could have lasted if it wasn't for Balthasar.. i mean seriously imagine if he never had told Romeo that news? meh.. w/e Romeo and Juliet is a good play its a bit<h to read but the meaning and the plot are intriging.. I've read other plays from Shakespeare like Midsummer's Night Dream and Twelf Night they were good but not as good as Romeo and Juliet.. i mean there never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo