The prologue tells us so, doesn't it: "do with their deaths bury their parents' strife"? And indeed it appears that Montague and Capulet do reconcile at the end of the play. Montague offers to build a statue of Juliet, and Capulet responds by saying he will do the like for Romeo.
"Bury their parents' strife" means ending their feud. And indeed the death of Romeo and Juliet does cause Montague and Capulet to reconcile in their shared grief at the end of the play.
Well, at least their families, or what is left of them, are not fighting any more.
As the prologue says, Romeo and Juliet "do with their death bury their parents' strife."
Especially, the lines "do with their death bury their parents' strife" foreshadows not only the deaths of Romeo and Juliet but also the families' reconciliation. In case you weren't listening the first time, he says it again with the lines "their parents rage, which but their children's end naught could remove."
Romeo and Juliet will die. Their families will reconcile as a result.
The play Romeo and Juliet was sort of based on actual civil strife in 13th century Verona, Italy.
No, it is their parents' strife. In prologue it is written 'with their death bury their parents' strife'. This means the feud between the families is ended when their dearest children die as a cause of their fighting.
Romeo and Juliet are "a pair of star-crossed lovers . . . who, with their deaths, bury their parents' strife." We are told that before the play even starts.
Well, at least their families, or what is left of them, are not fighting any more.
As the prologue says, Romeo and Juliet "do with their death bury their parents' strife."
"In fair Verona" "a pair of star-crossed lovers" "do with their deaths bury their parents' strife."
This phrase from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet suggests that the deaths of Romeo and Juliet will end the feud between their families. Their tragic love story brings about reconciliation and peace by highlighting the destructive consequences of hatred and grudges. Ultimately, their deaths serve as a catalyst for change and forgiveness.
"A pair of star-crossed lovers . . . do with their deaths bury their parents' strife." Oddly enough, the answer to your question is in the first 14 lines of the play.
Literally, "With their death they bury their parents' strife." Romeo and Juliet! :)
Literally, "With their death they bury their parents' strife." Romeo and Juliet! :)
Especially, the lines "do with their death bury their parents' strife" foreshadows not only the deaths of Romeo and Juliet but also the families' reconciliation. In case you weren't listening the first time, he says it again with the lines "their parents rage, which but their children's end naught could remove."
Because the story is not over. The prologue makes this clear at the very beginning. "Whose misadventured piteous overthrows do with their deaths bury their parents' strife", and "their parents' rage which but their children's end naught could remove" both tell us that the story ends when the parents reconcile.
Romeo and Juliet will die. Their families will reconcile as a result.