Conformity In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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the feud has been started by the ancestors of the two families. The people fighting in this feud are the young people, the people who have no reason to fight are told to fight and hate the other family. An example of this is Tybalt, a Capulet, who is a prominent brawler against the Montagues, states that he hates the very word of peace after the Montagues offered a ceasefire. The reason and motive for this is unknown, however, which indicates that he has just been continuing his family’s battle just because he is told to.

Another example of conformity being a leading factor of the feud is Romeo and Juliet. They happen to meet at the Capulet ball and fall in love, but they harbor no ill feelings when it is revealed that Romeo is a Montague

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