prologue

• From the moment Romeo and Juliet meet, what is intertwined for the couple?

  Love and violence
• What quote from the prologue tells us that Romero and Juliet are fated to fall in love?

  “Star cross‘d lovers’”
• What quote from the prologue tells us that Romero and Juliet are fated to die?

  “death-mark’d love”
• What idea does Shakespeare introduce between the montagues and the capulet?

  an ancient feud
• What does the prologue suggest about Juliet and Romeo’s control over their own lives?

  They have very little control due to the feud between their family’s, and they are fated victims of it.
• Why might the audience feel sympathy for the protagonists right from the start of the play?

  Because the prologue suggests they have to succumb to the destiny of the ancient feud which was writtten before they were even born
• What is Romeo and Juliet classed as?

  Tragedy
• What is the significance of Verona in Romero and juliet?

  because of the romans, Italy is linked to many classical stories and myths, this means it’s a very effective setting for stories of dramatic romance and violence
• Social setting of the play

  Two families are rich and powerful but don’t abide to the law with regards to feuding
• In what year did Shakespeare write Romero and Juliet?

  1594-1595