People saying "Romeo and Juliet was a Romance story": Sorry, but I have to jump in here and say, it was not considered one when the play was originally written and performed.
When Shakespeare was writing, Novels didn't exist, the main way the populace engaged with fictional narratives was going to "hear" a play (the emphasis back then was on listening to the dialogue more than seeing the action) and genres of story were categorised differently, based more on ancient greek traditions. The modern "Romance Novel" really starts more with Jane Austen's work, which codified many of the tropes.
Shakespeare's work is broadly categorised into three genres:
Tragedy: A heroic person with a fatal flaw causes their own downfall and people die and we can all learn from it.
Comedy: A bunch of people have a load of misunderstandings and it all works out well and everyone gets married at the end.
History: "Based on real life events and people!"
It's actually muddier than that because some of the tragedies are also histories... but I won't go full English Lit class on you here.
In summary, Shakespeare's Comedies are much more recognisable as the root of the modern Romance genre. Much Ado about Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream etc.
The actual full title of the play is "The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet". It's a TRAGEDY.
The fact that modern people see it as a Romance is utterly bizarre. It's about two silly teenagers who fall into what is clearly framed as a very sudden, infatuation, with strong hints that Romeo in particular has fallen for loads of other girls exactly like this (like at the start of the play, he's pining really hard for another girl he thought was everything who just dumped him and he immediately forgets her when he sees Juliet) including the fact that his name is Romeo! The kids get swept up in a relationship and because their parents come down so hard on it, they rebel, things get out of hand and it ends with a tragic waste of a number of young lives that teaches the families that their feud was pointless.
It's pretty clear if you pay attention to that play that you're not supposed to think this is a wonderful romance. It's two lustful, infatuated fifteen year olds.
