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How do the Montague and Capulet families contribute to the catastrophe in Romeo and Juliet?
by carrying on a
by discovering the secret marriage
by challenging the prince
by intercepting Friar John’s letter
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The correct answer is: by carrying on a feud.
Their ongoing hostility fuels the street violence (Mercutio’s and Tybalt’s deaths), Romeo’s exile, and the need for Romeo and Juliet to keep their marriage secret and use desperate measures. That chain of events and the families’ refusal to reconcile ultimately lead to the lovers’ deaths. (The other options are not what causes the catastrophe: the secret marriage isn’t discovered by the families, the Prince is affected by but not directly challenged by them in a way that causes the deaths, and Friar John’s failed delivery was due to quarantine, not family interference.)
Their ongoing hostility fuels the street violence (Mercutio’s and Tybalt’s deaths), Romeo’s exile, and the need for Romeo and Juliet to keep their marriage secret and use desperate measures. That chain of events and the families’ refusal to reconcile ultimately lead to the lovers’ deaths. (The other options are not what causes the catastrophe: the secret marriage isn’t discovered by the families, the Prince is affected by but not directly challenged by them in a way that causes the deaths, and Friar John’s failed delivery was due to quarantine, not family interference.)
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