Cap‧u‧lets and Mon‧ta‧gues, the /ˌkæpjələts ənd ˈmɒntəɡjuːz, ˌkæpjʊləts ənd ˈmɒntəɡjuːz $ -ˈmɑːn-/
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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