Prompt E
The relationship between that of Gregory and Sampson at the very beginning of the book is one of a close friendship. They are both servingmen of the house of Capulet, so they are tied together in their hatred for the Montagues. Based off of their comfortability and jokes with each other in their conversation, I can assume that they have a lot of history together in order to have built up this friendship. They taunt each other, with jokes that only close friends would find funny: "'Tis true, and therefore women, being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the wall. Therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall and thrust his maids to the wall" (9). This is something that many people would be offended by or disturbed by, so the fact that they can laugh about it together shows their history as friends.
I agree with what you assert about the closeness of Gregory and Sampson. However, do you think that they are tied together by their hate for the Montagues more than they are by their loyalty to the capulets? In a sense, the hostility between the families could be holding them together more than the loyalty to themselves.
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