The Capulets and the Montagues are both successful merchant families. Both Old Capulet and Old Montague have large houses with many servants.
The Prologue tells us that both families have similar social status:
Two households - both alike in dignity
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene ...
The feuding families have a low social status due to their continuous conflict and lack of unity. Their reputation is often negative within the community.
The complete verb is 'have been feuding'; 'have' and 'been' are auxiliary verbs and feuding is the main verb.
They were born into them.
In Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' the two families which have been feuding for years are Romeo's family, the Montagues, and Juliet's family, the Capulets.
Montagues and Capulets
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The Capulets and the Montagues.
Romeo's family are the Montagues. Juliet's are the Capulets
Ascribed status is something that you are born into. Such as royal families. They are born, or ascribed, into their social status.
Extended families and limited social mobility are characteristics of traditional societies or cultures where family ties and social status are central to one's identity and opportunities. In such societies, individuals often have predefined roles based on their family background, and changing one's social status can be difficult due to social and cultural barriers.
Both stories involve feuding families.
He hopes that it will reconcile the feuding families. Which it does, eventually.