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'''Veronaville''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ə|ˈ|r|o|ʊ|n|ə|ˌ|v|i|l}}) is one of the three original pre-made [[neighborhood#The Sims 2 neighborhoods|neighborhoods]] shipped with ''[[The Sims 2]]'' base game. The name of the town comes from ''Verona'', the fictional town of Romeo and Juliet, based upon a real town in Italy. 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'') and also represents the divide in the cultures of the two families, The Capulets being more North European and the Montagues being more Southern European. The Capps live on the wealthier and more prominent "English" side to the east, while the Montys live on the less prominent and more rural "Italian" side to the west. The compass directions are indicated by the description of Veronaville Market. 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. 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 is  [[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.

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*[[Renee Andrews (papernewspaper girldeliverer)|Renee Andrews]] (Newspaper Delivery Girl)

Only the four people residing at Capp Manor at the start of the game and strangely [[Bianca Monty]]  have a memory of  [[Contessa Capp|Contessa Capp's]] death while all other citizens of the town do not. None of Goneril's children have a memory of  [[Cordelia Capp|Cordelia's]]  death either. 

The ages of some of the Capp family conflict each other and their memories. The 7 grandchildren of [[Consort Capp|Consort]] and [[Contessa Capp]]  are, from oldest to youngest: [[Miranda Capp]], [[Tybalt Capp]], [[Hermia Capp]], [[Juliette Capp]], [[Hal Capp]], [[Desdemona Capp]], and [[Ariel Capp]]; however, Miranda appears to be the youngest of the teenagers, having 12 days until she becomes an [[adult]], while Tybalt has 4, Juliette has 8, and Hermia has 11. That places Tybalt and Juliette as the oldest and Hermia and Miranda as the youngest. With the death of [[Cordelia Capp|Cordelia]] and [[Caliban Capp]], the memories from their children do not line up with their ages. Juliette remembers their parents' death when she was a teen, contrary to Hermia and Tybalt's memories of remembering their death when they were children. The accuracy of these circumstances are flawed, because if it were true, Juliette would be the oldest child. Family photos show their parents placing then-toddlers Hermia and Juliette in cribs, and a young Tybalt standing with his family. The 3 remaining children of Consort and Contessa would be all nearing the elder lifestage according to Consort's memories.

The [[Monty family]] resides on the "Italian" side of Veronaville which include Mediterranean villa-styled homes and a  ''Spanish-like'' ambience.

Just like the  [[Capp family]], the Montys do have some errors with their age, though not as excessive as those of the Capps. One of these errors is connected with  [[Vincentio Pantalone]], the father of  [[Isabella Monty]]. Her memories tell that Vincentio died as an adult after his grandson  [[Claudio Monty|Claudio]]  got married, which is impossible. What makes his age even more of a mystery is the fact that Isabella already was an elder at Claudio's wedding. This is also confusing since Claudio's children were born after the wedding and are both teenagers at the start of the game, while Isabella only has aged one single day into the elder life stage.

*In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', Goodgood Sims can donate to a charity called "Veronaville Community Chest". Evil Sims can donate to undermine it.