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Setting Verona, Italy The street fighting in the opening scene is between the servants of what two families? Montague and Capulet Who ends the figth? Prince Escalus ends it and tells them if anyone else disturbs the peace he or…

what are Benvolio and mercutio doing at the beginning of scene one and why did they finally depart mercutio was making fun of Romeo for being in love with Rosaline while benvolio attempted to stand up for Romeo; they depart…

… Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face … Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek … For that which thou hast heard me speak tonight … Fain would I dwell on form – fain, fain…

Identify the metaphor in line 3. What is being compared? Juliet is being compared to the sun. Evidence: “Juliet is the sun.”, “Juliet’s beauty stands out in the dark night.” Images of light (or things related to light) appear throughout…

What does Romeo’s dream foreshadow? TO when he will die and Juliet will kiss him What news does Balthasar bring Romeo? How does Romeo react? Why is Balthasar worried about his reaction? He says he saw Juliet dead and being…

Prologue SONNET#1!: summary of the play Act 1 Scene 1 Sampson and Gregory joke about sexfeud/rivalry/violence/fightProse vs. poetry (class)Cankered-bud-motif (sickness)Romeo’s lovesickness (motif)Benvolio montague concernOxymorons Act 1 Scene 2 Paris and Capulet speak of Juliet and her marriage, Paris wants to…

to get away from his friends and stay where Juliet is Why does Romeo leap the wall surrounding the Capulet house? Rosaline Mercutio and Benvolio think that Romeo left the party because he was still crying over ________ and can’t…

After the Capulet party, where does Romeo go The Capulet Orchard/garden True or falseBenvolio and Mercutio find Romeo after the party and they all go home False, they can’t find Romeo and give up looking. When does Juliet send the…

“Tybalt, the reason I have to love thee Doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. Villain am I none. Therefore Farewell. I see thou knowest me not.” Act 3 scene 1, Romeo’s responses to Tybalt’s fighting advancesROMEO…

a little more than kin and less than kind. hamlet is telling claudius that he is not his dad and he doesn’t like him. seems, madam! nay, it is. i know not “seems”. no display of friend can show what…