| Who speaks the Prologue? | The Chorus speaks the prologue. |
| What is the purpose of the Prologue? | The purpose of the prologue is to introduce the audience to what is going to happen later on in the story. |
| In what poetic form is this Prologue? | A sonnet. |
| Copy down lines 5 and 6. Explain the importance of these two lines. | It tells the audience about the ancient rivalry between the two families and what outcome of the story. |
| Why does Shakespeare tell us how the story is going to end? | In Shakespeare’s writing, it is not about the ending of the story, the most important part of it is the journey that the characters take to get there. |
| What themes are established in the Prologue? | The theme of hope, love and despair are established. |
romeo and juliet study questions-prologue
November 16, 2019