ROMEO & JULIET – THE PROLOGUESTUDY GUIDE ANSWERS

1. THE PROLOGUE IS LIKE A TRAILER. IT GIVES THE BASICS OF THE PLOT SO THE AUDIENCE CAN CONCENTRATE ON THE LANGUAGE & THE ACTION. IT ALLOWED SHAKESPEARE TO INCORPORATE A SONNET IN HIS PLAY.

2. ROMEO & JULIET IS SET IN VERONA, ITALY.

3. TWO CHILDREN OF ENEMIES WILL BE FATED TO FALL IN LOVE AND COMMIT SUICIDE.

4. IT IS RELATED TO ASTROLOGY. THE STARS ARE DETERMINING THE FATE OF R&J. “CROSS’D” CAN MEAN: BAD LUCK, CHOICE OF 2 PATHS OR OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.

5. THROUGH THEIR SAD LOVE & ADVENTURES,WITH THEIR DEATHS ENDS THE PARENTS FEUD

CREATED BY M. RIDDELL February 2017