Veronaville

Veronaville The Capps and Montys have been feuding for years, but that hasn't stopped the younger generation from crossing boundaries and falling in love. Will their actions lead to ruin or bring the families together? Name Veronaville Game(s) The Sims 2 Onomatology

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.

Even though there are just three pre-made families in Veronaville, the total population including Townies numbers 186 Sims. All of the Sims', streets', and houses' names are based off of Shakespeare's plays. The Summerdreams, for example, are from A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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, and Olivia Monty who all may have been meant to live. The only exception to this rule are Contessa Capp (mother to Cordelia, Goneril, 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.

Despite the feud between the Capps and the Montys, most of the youth seem to be friends or love interests.

Lots

Residential lots

Inhabited

• 71 Bard Boulevard, owned by Summerdream
• Capp Manor, owned by Capp
• Monty Ranch, owned by Monty

Uninhabited

267 Avon Avenue 28 Bard Boulevard 35 Bard Boulevard 45 Bard Boulevard 46 Bard Boulevard 80 Bard Boulevard 95 Bard Boulevard

7 Chorus Court 19 Chorus Court 111 Stratford Street 5 Pentameter Parkway 30 Poet Place 50 Poet Place 20 Via Veronaville

26 Via Veronaville 40 Via Veronaville 54 Via Veronaville 84 Via Veronaville Old Silo Farm

Community lots

• 431 Globe Street
• 5 Pentameter Parkway
• Stratford Strip
• Veronaville Market

Families

Playable families

• Capp family Capp Manor

Juliette Capp has fallen for Romeo, golden child of the rival Monty clan. Can the Capps set aside their grudge and put Juliette's happiness first?

§81,316

Consort Capp, Tybalt Capp, Hermia Capp, Juliette Capp

• Monty family Monty Ranch

Patrizio Monty never forgot Consort Capp's broken promise. But now his grandson Romeo has fallen for the Capp heiress. Will the Elders live to see the two families united?

§76,425

Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty, Mercutio Monty, Romeo Monty

• Summerdream family 71 Bard Boulevard

The Summerdreams' kindly nature and zest for life have cast a romantic spell over Veronaville's youth. But will there be any magic left for Puck?

§6,573

Oberon Summerdream, Titania Summerdream, Puck Summerdream, Bottom Summerdream

Family bin families

• Capp family

Goneril's husband Albany wanted a big family, and he got it. Will their offspring carry on the Capp traditions, or smash the establishment to smithereens?

§20,000

Goneril Capp, Albany Capp, Miranda Capp, Hal Capp, Desdemona Capp, Ariel Capp

• Capp family

Regan and her husband Cornwall are preoccupied with their careers, but Bianca Monty's affections for Regan's brother Kent have the household on alert. Will Kent have the courage to break the vendetta?

§20,000

Regan Capp, Cornwall Capp, Kent Capp

• Monty family

Recently widowed, Antonio must either give up his job at the family restaurant and use his savings to raise his twins Beatrice and Benedick, or hire help and keep the job he loves. What will be his role in the family feud that may have cost him his wife?

§19,870

Antonio Monty, Beatrice Monty, Benedick Monty

• Monty family

Bianca Monty is happy to be out on her own, but can she find someone to make a family with?

§20,000

Bianca Monty

Trivia

• The name and basic premise of Veronaville comes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which takes place in Verona, Italy. Other names from this neighborhood derive from other of Shakespeare's plays. See Veronaville/Onomatology for more on this.
• In The Sims 2: Seasons there is a decoration called "Veronaville Quilting Bee Finalist". This indicates that there is an annual quilting competition in the town.
• In The Sims 3, Veronaville is mentioned on notification when a Sim has mastered logic skill. On the notification, it is mentioned that "Such brilliance and mental fortitude hasn't been witnessed since the Late Renaissance of Veronaville!..."
• In The Sims 3, Good Sims can donate to a charity called "Veronaville Community Chest". Evil Sims can donate to undermine it.