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Consider the prince's lines below. See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love; (V. iii. 307-8) How does "love" punish the feuding families? Answer in complete sentences.

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love punishes families by saying that they love each ohter but really dont sometimes

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These lines are stated by the Prince when he finds out the outcome of the lovers and the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The Prince realizes that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet could have been avoided if the families did not hate each other. He then tells Montague and Capulet that, because of their enmity, their children are dead. Love has punished the family because the love between Romeo and Juliet has resulted in a tragedy everyone regrets.

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