Shakespeare could have had family members arguing, but it's more interesting to write families feuding. Also, the feud exemplifies the turmoil and strife surrounding Romeo and Juilet's relationship.
The feuding makes the relationship appear more daring, and also sets up plot conflict. If members from one family had been fighting, it would have been a smaller conflict and thus the play would lose much of it's steam.
For a great story, there must be profound conflict.
There are millions of households across the nation of the Philippines. Each contains between two and six family members on average.
Farmers, servants
Farmers, servants
Farmers, servants
In Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," the young men are fighting due to a longstanding feud between their families, the Montagues and the Capulets. The feud has fueled a climate of hostility and violence between the two households, causing frequent clashes between their members.
Distribution of housekeeping responsibilities differs in every family. Some households place the housekeeping solely on the head woman, and other households split it amongst the members.
The King's Men were Shakespeare's acting group. He was one of the more prominent members.
Distribution of housekeeping responsibilities differs in every family. Some households place the housekeeping solely on the head woman, and other households split it amongst the members.
Henry the King had 48 servants who served him. During his reign, it was common for wealthy members of the royal family to have servants in Britain.
Shakespeare grew up with his parents, his sisters and his brothers.
Ten percent of all members of low income households do not always have enough healthful food to eat.
In the middle colonies of America during the colonial period, the size of households varied widely depending on factors such as wealth, occupation, and social status. Typically, though, households would consist of a nuclear family (parents and children) along with possibly extended family members or servants. So, the number of people living in a house in the middle colonies could range from a few individuals to a dozen or more.