Why Montagues and Capulets Fight?
The Beginning Prologue Only Mentions That the Feud Between the Capulets and the Montagues Stemmed from a Grudge Between the Two Families. in the Opening of Act...
The beginning prologue only mentions that the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues stemmed from a grudge between the two families. In the opening of Act 1, we see that even the presence of a Capulet or a Montague can instantaneously start a fight because of the hatred they felt for each other.
Why do the Montagues and Capulets hate each other?
In the prologue it says that the hatred between the two families is ancient. The Montague's and Capulet's hated each other, because their families have been at an ancient feud and they are just maintaining what their ancestors did. ... They hate each other because of the reason for the feud between them.
What is the conflict between Montagues and Capulets?
The main conflict in the play is the feud between the two wealthy families: the 'Montagues' and the 'Capulets'. Shakespeare does not state the reason for the hostility between the two families. Shakespeare may have done this to indicate how long the feud has been going for.