The Capulets and the Montagues are both successful merchant families. Both Old Capulet and Old Montague have large houses with many servants.
The Prologue tells us that both families have similar social status:
Two households - both alike in dignity
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene ...
The complete verb is 'have been feuding'; 'have' and 'been' are auxiliary verbs and feuding is the main verb.
They were born into them.
Montagues and Capulets
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The Capulets and the Montagues.
Romeo's family are the Montagues. Juliet's are the Capulets
The two families that have been feuding for years are the Montagues and the Capulets. This famous feud is central to William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," where the young lovers come from these opposing families. The feud ultimately leads to tragedy and serves as a powerful narrative device to explore themes of love, conflict, and fate.
Both stories involve feuding families.
Extended families and limited social mobility are characteristics of traditional societies or cultures where family ties and social status are central to one's identity and opportunities. In such societies, individuals often have predefined roles based on their family background, and changing one's social status can be difficult due to social and cultural barriers.
Yes, they know this from the very start of the play.
He hopes that it will reconcile the feuding families. Which it does, eventually.