Comparing Montague And Capulet In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Montague and Capulet are both greedy because they did not put aside their differences and end their ongoing dispute, even though it lead to people getting hurt. Instead, Montague and Capulet watched Verona struggle with deaths and fights, but refused to do anything about it. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet both knew they would never be able to love each other due to their parents feud. This caused them to keep their love hidden which lead to trouble later in the play. “The fathers stand for the accumulated experience of the past, for tradition, for authority and hence for the two most potent forces that mold and so impart “destiny” to the child’s life” (Goddard par 5 ). Both Montague and Capulet are greedy because they keep the