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    In Romeo and Juliet, why are Capulet and Montague fighting?

    Question #69538. Asked by Funky111. (Aug 09 06 11:42 PM)


    wendypj

    		We are never told. The play merely states that there was 'an ancient grudge' that continues to this day.

    Aug 10 06, 2:41 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Although Shakespeare does not answer this question in his play, the source on which he based the play–The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1562), by Arthur Brooke, does provide an answer: envy. According to Brooke, the ancestors of the Capulets and Montagues were esteemed, well-to-do aristocrats who wished to be the center of attention. Consequently, the Capulets were jealous of the Montagues, and vice versa. And so, Brooke says, a feud was born:
    Of grudging envy's root, black hate and rancour grew
    As, of a little spark, oft riseth mighty fire.

    http://cummingsstudyguides.net/xRomeoJul.html

    Aug 10 06, 10:19 AM

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