Capulets and Montagues

Capulets and Montagues
Cap|u|lets and Mon|ta|gues, the
two families in the play ↑Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The Capulets are Juliet's family and the Montagues are Romeo's. The two families hate each other, so Romeo and Juliet have to get married secretly.

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