The feud affects different members of the
families to different degrees. The clearest example of this occurs at Capulet's feast, where
Capulet himself is not particularly concerned to find thathas come uninvited to his house and
even finds words to say in his favor. , in sharp contrast, is furious and regards it as
perfectly legitimate to kill Romeo. This, ironically, starts a fight within the family about how
they are to regard the feud.
We do not, in fact, encounter anyone but Tybalt
and perhapswho seems to regard the feud as a really serious business. Capulet remarks that it is
not hard for men as old as he and Montague to keep the peace and the servants of both houses
simply see the feud as a good excuse for a fight.
Thebegins by saying that
the two households "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny," suggesting that the feud
had almost died out until someone or some people renewed it. The only candidate we see onstage
is Tybalt, who, by reopening old woulds, may have caused just as much mayhem within his family
as outside it.
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