act 1 the prologue Flashcards
what is the setting of the play in?
in Verona, Italy
what does fatal loins mean?
it means that they are both unfortunate. they are both fatal loins because they are forced to be enemy’s
what does shakespeare mean by star-crossed lovers
star-crossed lovers means that the stars had already planned their future so they were already planned by the Gods for them to find each other.
how do their parents impact their relationship.
the parents continue to fight until their children’s death
what does the chorus ask the audience to do in the last 2 lines.
the chorus, tells us that if the audience didn’t listen they can hear what they missed in the play
what does the first line mean? (two households, both alike in dignity)
they have the same wealth so they’re very rich
second? (in fair Verona, where we lay our scene)
where its set
third? (From ancient grudge break to new mutiny)
conflict shakespeare doesn’t clarify the original reason the feud
fourth? (where civil blood makes civil hands unclean)
this means sin the civilians are going to make war so make their hands unclean this means start a war.
fifth? ( From forth the fatal loins of these two foes)
means that Romeo and Juliet are the unfortunate descendants of two enemy houses
sixth? (a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life)
informs the audience that the lovers are destined to die tragically.
seventh (whose misadventured piteous overthrows)
refers to their deaths as “misadventured” and “piteous” suggesting that the lovers are going to be unhappy and suffer.
eigth (doth with their death bury their parents’ strife)
suggests that the deaths of young lovers can bring an end to the conflict between their families.
nineth (the fearful passage of their death-marked love)
So “fearful passage” could refer not only to the disastrous course of Romeo and Juliet’s doomed love, but also to the uncertain fate that awaits them after they die.
tenth (And the continuance of their parents’ rage)
their parents on going feud
