What caused the fight with Montagues and Capulets?
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stevenfino42 — 14 years ago(October 05, 2011 01:13 PM)
It is never stated why the two families are arguing. In all possibility, it is a feud that has lasted generations, so not even the modern day families know why they are fighting, they just know that the other family is their enemy.
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Bagelchic — 14 years ago(December 27, 2011 03:42 PM)
There is an author named Donald Miller who supposed that they were fighting about the old 'Catholic vs. Protestant' thing that was so enduring in England at that time. It kind of is a 'Face-saver' that he doesn't really point it out, though, isn't it?
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glenn-299 — 14 years ago(January 22, 2012 04:14 AM)
In the prologue, Shakespeare refers to the feud as an 'ancient grudge' so it has presumably been passed down through the generations. As is so often the case, the original cause may well have been forgotten over possibly hundreds of years,
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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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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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