Prince Escalus. "If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace" (Act 1 Scene i, line 102)
Montague vs. Capulet
Montagues and Capulets
In Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' the two families which have been feuding for years are Romeo's family, the Montagues, and Juliet's family, the Capulets.
The Montagues (Romeo's family) and the Capulets (Juliets family)
The two feuding families are the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo and Benvolio are Montagues. Juliet and Tybalt are Capulets. The families are based on real Italian families called the Capuleti and the Montecchi, who were representative of the struggles in Italy between Guelfs and Ghibellines. The Montecchi were Ghibellines and Veronese, whereas the Capuleti were Guelfs and came from Cremona.
The family names were Montague and Capulet.
montagues (romeo) and capulets (juliet)
They are concerned about their familes names because their familes feud with each other.
The family names were Montague and Capulet.
The names of the two families in William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" are Capulet and Montague. They have a grudge against each other which is explained in the beginning of the text of the play.
The M's and C's are the initials for the names of the opposing families of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.M stands for Montague which is the name of Romeo's familyandC stands for Capulet which is the name of Juliet's family.
The Montagues and the Capulets both pronounced as in English, not French. Why not more traditional names like Capone or Mastrangelo? they are two rival gangs in the Old Country, you know the Mafia.
Most of them also have the title "Romeo and Juliet".