Act 1: Scene 1: A Rowdy Thumb-ping

The feud between the Montagues and Capulets reminds me, funnily enough, of the anger between the Republicans and Democrats. Despite being from the same place, the two families hate each other simply based on principle, and refuse to get along. Similar to this, republicans often refuse to compromise with democrats on many issues in the government, despite the fact we need compromises to save the entire U.S., and continually fight with each other based on grudges over the same issues. In both cases, they don't want to compromise until tragedy results of their prudence, causing them to momentarily get along. The comparison does devolve a bit in that the republicans are the main aggressors, while in R&J, neither family is completely at fault. However, there is still a surprisingly accurate comparison to be made.