There have been so many serious rivalries over time, but nothing as bad as the struggle between the Montagues and Capulets. Their fights involved fists, knives and swords which eventually led to some gruesome deaths. This all happened in the story of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. The Capulet and Montague families had been enemies for a long time. While they continued to feud, Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague fell in love. Romeo and Juliet had to hide this from their parents. The forces of hatred were the main reason Romeo ended up killing himself. He did this because the Capulets and Montagues were fighting which led him to get banished from the city.
The power of hate sadly led Romeo to taking his own life. "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" (Prologue 3-5). This piece of evidence from the text shows how the Capulets and Montagues hated each other for a very long time. This hate caused Romeo and Juliet to hide their love and this caused even more problems. It made them realize that they needed a plan to continue their relationship in secret.
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Romeo killed himself because he believed Juliet was no longer alive but instead she was on a drug that just made her look dead. In the play "Romeo and Juliet" the author states, "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die" (3.5.121-122). With this being said, Romeo took poison when he saw that Juliet was dead so that he could be with her. But she wasn't dead after all. She faked her death so she could escape with Romeo. This only happened because the fighting between the Montague and the Capulet families got so bad that Romeo was banished from the city. When he discovered Juliet, he was so sad he ended his young