The feud between the houses caused those deaths—not the relationship. Shakespeare directly tells you this at the beginning of the play by saying, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” “Civil [meaning civilized] hands” become “unclean [are used to murder]” because of the “ancient grudge.”
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I got a rash a few days ago that is on my face, arms, and a couple of fingers.
Instead of publishing today, I’m taking a night and shooting for Thursday. I have a draft of something (perhaps something longer than average, we’ll see) that I think is really good.
I’m trying to hit my stride and, so far, it’s going better than I expected. I hope you all enjoy what I write because I love it when you read it.