What caused the fight with Montagues and Capulets?

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DisneyKnight4 — 13 years ago(March 16, 2013 07:18 AM)

Can't be it. The play is set in Italy. Catholics ruled there and plus the grudge was ancient at the time the play was written, the Protestants were only near 100 years old.
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wielderofspoons — 14 years ago(March 03, 2012 05:13 PM)

I think Shakespeare intentionally left out the cause of the feud, to make the conflict in the play seem even more empty and absurd.

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glenn-299 — 13 years ago(May 28, 2012 06:18 PM)

'I think Shakespeare intentionally left out the cause of the feud, to make the conflict in the play seem even more empty and absurd. '
Good point.

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Punisher55 — 13 years ago(April 13, 2012 11:34 AM)

Comparably to the Hatfields and McCoys, no one actually knows and think it not being revealed to us, further drives the point home of it being a dated, insignificant conflict.

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hodie — 13 years ago(December 20, 2012 06:56 PM)

No reason is given for the feud. They have apparently been at odds forever. They would have made Juliet get an annulment and marry Paris. Or they might have realized that Romeo and Juliet were an acceptable match and made peace overtures to each other.
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ex-reporter — 13 years ago(January 22, 2013 12:40 PM)

Montague is a Mac. Capulet is a PC.

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Neoblackdragon — 13 years ago(March 20, 2013 08:58 PM)

Of course it falls apart when you realize Macs are Pc's.

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ColdestWinter — 11 years ago(December 10, 2014 02:18 AM)

~Memories made in the coldest winter~

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Rek07 — 12 years ago(August 10, 2013 01:52 AM)

Someone stole someone else's goat and it escalates over generations.
People don't like to be meddled with.

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anyusername — 11 years ago(April 06, 2014 06:09 PM)

imagine they were the coke vs pepsi of their time

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nrrork — 11 years ago(June 10, 2014 08:47 AM)

Who knows. In those days, things that would seem so stupid and trifling by our standards would've caused generations long feuds. From the sounds of things, it was probably something stupid and trifling by THAT era's standards as well.

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Totemkauf — 11 years ago(December 04, 2014 09:40 AM)

As far as the film goes, I assumed the feud was about territory/big business. They both had a huge corporate headquarters right next to each other, and some of the shots in the beginning show various properties/companies owned by each.

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eisphoenix-655-672150 — 10 years ago(September 15, 2015 06:28 AM)

In those days? You're funny. Even today neighbourhood disputes can go on forever and become insanely ridiculous, atleast in suburbian or rural areas where you still know your neighbours.

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eviljawa101-245-848254 — 9 years ago(May 03, 2016 07:15 PM)

Two Words: Jamie Kennedy

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Harbinger_3781 — 9 years ago(June 26, 2016 10:53 AM)

Ask Billy Shakespeare. Pretty sure HE caused the fight, and the death of a perfectly lovely couple. LOL