The feud between the Capulets and Montagues has been a part of 's lives since they were
born. They've grown up with the feud.andhave never known a time in their entire lives when there
hasn't been a feud. It's as much a part of their daily lives as breathing.
To
plant the feud firmly in our minds, Shakespeare begins Romeo and Juliet
with athat gives us background information on the feud and what we should expect to see because
of it, and in the very first scene of the play Shakespeare gives us a full-fledged brawl in the
streets between Capulets and Montagues.
: Two households,
both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient
grudge break to new mutiny . . . (Prologue, 1€“3)
"Ancient grudge." It's entirely possible that the Capulets and Montagues don't even
know how the feud started. Shakespeare gives us no reason for the feud. There's not a word about
it in the play other than it's been going on for a long, long time and...
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