... in a violent, long-standing feud that polarizes each family against the other. Even the most distantly related characters hated the other family, as shown when Sampson and Gregory show their disdain for the Montagues in Act I, with Sampson declaring that "A dog of [the Montagues] shall move me to stand; I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's." (Romeo and ... Capulets, to be above the Montagues - a clear show of familial pride. This pride then leads to some major conflicts where neither family will back down, including the resulting fight after Sampson made that remark. It...

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