Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny.
N.B. Eleanor, an experienced journalist, cryptically uses the word 'claimed' - i.e. to state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
