Prologue Flashcards

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“ancient grudge”

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Resentment between 2 families will burst into new violence.
1st scene is a brawl started between 2 servants
‘ancient’ been going on for so long

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“fatal loins”

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links death and love
‘loins’ is a reproductive organ
‘fatal’ R+J are the unfortunate descendants of 2 enemy households
foreshadowing as they will die

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“Star-crossed lovers”

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Their astrology dooms them
introduces theme of fate
stems from the inherent belief that Shakespeare’s generation had in the immense power of celestial bodies
gives the play a sort of nihilistic feel because we know from the onset that no matter what the lovers do, they cannot escape their fate
Shakespeare shows fate to be insurmountable, attributing a huge amount of power to the stars.

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