Feud

A long-running quarrel between families or groups, sustained by hostility and acts of retaliation.

A prolonged conflict between families or groups, sustained by hostility and retaliation.

Romeo’s rapid emotional changes and revenge against Tybalt support a reading in which impulsiveness contributes to his downfall. However, Juliet’s restricted choices, the feud and the failed delivery of the Friar’s letter also matter. Shakespeare invites us to consider the interaction of character, circumstance and chance.

A long-standing conflict between families or groups, sustained through hostility and retaliation.

Part (b): choose evidence outside the printed extract. Where relevant, connect the opening feud, the fatal turning point and the costly reconciliation.

A long-running conflict between families or groups, involving repeated hostility or violence.

Romeo belongs to the Montague family; Juliet belongs to the Capulets. Their families’ long-running feud makes a relationship between them dangerous, so they try to build a life together in secret.

A long-running quarrel between families or groups, sustained by hostility and repeated retaliation.

A prolonged conflict between families or groups, maintained through hostility and retaliation.

Brooke retold a story already circulating in Italian and French literature. Its important ingredients included the family feud, secret marriage, Nurse, Friar’s potion, failed message and deaths in the tomb.

A long-standing conflict between families or groups, sustained by hostility and retaliation.

A continuing quarrel between families or groups, often involving repeated acts of revenge.

A long-running conflict between families or groups, sustained by hostility and acts of revenge.

Romeo belongs to the Montague family; Juliet belongs to the Capulets. Their families’ long-standing feud makes them enemies before they have even met. Their love challenges that division, but secrecy, violence and hurried decisions leave them increasingly isolated.

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