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Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, in Northern Italy. Two leading families, the Montagues and the Capulets, have a long-standing quarrel between them, and (to the annoyance of the Prince and the other citizens) members of these households cannot meet without brawling and disturbing the peace.
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© 1985 Helen Morris
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Morris, H. (1985). Treatment of Sources. In: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07425-9_3
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