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'''Veronaville''' is one of the three pre-made neighborhoods in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' base game. The name of the town comes from ''Verona'', the town of Romeo and Juliet. The town itself is based on a European setting, with a viaduct near the north end and a canal dividing the town into two architecturally different sections, the "English" side, featuring Tudor homes reminiscent of Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, and the "Italian" side, featuring Mediterranean villa-style homes of Verona. This divide clearly suits the divide between the two main families, the Capps and the Montys (meant to represent the Capulets and the Montagues of ''Romeo and Juliet''). The Capps live on the wealthier and more prominent "English" side, while the Montys live on the less prominent and more rural "Italian" side. The other family, the Summerdreams, are the neutral family, yet they live on the "English" area of town. Strangely, the Montys are the only family to live on the "Italian" side.

 

 

Oddly, almost all of the deceased parents of any pre-made Sim in Veronaville died young, in their adult years, unlike the Pleasantview and Strangetown Sims, most of which feature deceased elder Sims. And along with this are the parents of [[Contessa Capp]], [[Hero Monty|Hero]], and [[Olivia Monty]] who all may have been meant to live. The only exception to this rule are [[Contessa Capp]] (mother to [[Cordelia Capp|Cordelia]], [[Goneril Capp|Goneril]], [[Regan Capp|Regan]], and [[Kent Capp]]) who died as an elder. Whether this is due to the family feud of the Capps and Montys or something else entirely remains unsolved. Perhaps the young deaths of Veronaville Sims tie in with the shorter life expectancy of Shakespeare's time.