Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the greatest writer in English literature, and Layla and Majnun by Fuzûlî, a poet of love, are just two of the most beautiful examples of tragic love stories. Though Romeo and Juliet is an example of English Literature and Layla and Majnu is a love story in Old Turkish Literature base on the theme forbidden love, the lovers are under the influence of their families and the moral values.