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Who is the speaker/narrator of the prologue? Chorus. What is the setting of the play? Verona. What is the relationship between the two households? An ancient grudge between the two. What does Shakespeare mean by star-crossed lovers? They were meant…

Why does romeo jump over the wall into the capulets orchard to see juliet why do mercutio and benvolio think romeo has left them so suddenly crying over rosaline why does juliet want romeo to have some other name because…

Why is banishment worse than death according to Romeo? – he would rather be dead and without Juliet than know she is alive but always be away from her- he can never come back into the city of Verona What…

Blank Verse Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter verse Another word for poetry stressed “preceded” by unstressed syllables iamibic meter Pentameter 10 syllables per line in verse commas and periods When reading Shakespeare when do you know to pause when…

“That after hours with sorrow chide us not!” The Friar is telling the pair to ‘smile the heavens upon this holy act’ so that in the future (ironically); the heavens do not punish all three of them with unhappiness. “But…

Starcrossed lovers Romeo and Juliet they are not allowed to be together but they still love each other hopeless romantic Romeo he is constantly in love and some people view that is silly and he is overdramatic he hopes that…

In the Prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers? They will take their lives What does Escalus(the prince) say he will do to anyone who fights in the future? They will be killed How does…

Why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet? Because he married Juliet and Romeo How does Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans? Help her get over Tybalt’s death What is ironic about the conversation between…

As the scene begins in the town square, why does Benvolio think that there will be a fight? Benvolio notices that some of the Capulets are also in the square and since the temperature is incredibly hot, he’s concerned that…

What plans do Romeo and Juliet make in Scene 2? Romeo and Juliet makes plans to get married in Scene two. What fault does Friar Laurence find in Romeo in Scene 3? The fault the Friar Laurence finds in Romeo…