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* Despite the houses of Montague and Capulet being stressed as "alike in dignity" in the prologue of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', the Montagues come off looking a lot better in many adaptations, probably because they feature a lot less. Then again, in the original text itself the Capulets come off as a [[Big Screwed -Up Family]] consisting of a warlike father, a weak-willed mother, a painfully naive daughter, and a dangerously [[Hot Blooded]] nephew; meanwhile, Lord Montague ''does'' try to join the opening brawl but is relieved his son Romeo avoided it, and the main characters in ''his'' house are [[Wide Eyed Idealist]] Romeo and [[Only Sane Man]] Benvolio. The most volatile non-Capulet in the play, Mercutio, isn't even a Montague- he's related to the prince. It's not hard to conjecture that the Montagues may be just as involved in the feud, but there's a strong chance of a much more functional private family life.