1. Romeo
&
Juliet
Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, And the continuance of their parents' rage, Which, but their children's end, nought could
remove, Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to
mend.

2. Romeo & Juliet Two families of the same social class
PROLOGUE PARAPHRASED
Two households, both alike in dignity,
Two families of the same social class
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
Live in Verona (Italy) where this story
takes place
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
An old grudge breaks into a new fight
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
When the family fights, things get
dirty.

3. Romeo & Juliet Fall in love and commit suicide.
PROLOGUE PARAPHRASED
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
The doomed children of these two families
A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;
Fall in love and commit suicide.
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
When their adventures go very wrong,
Do with their death bury parents strife.
They die which ends the family feud.

4. Romeo & Juliet And their parents’ continual hate
PROLOGUE PARAPHRASED
The fearful passage of their death mark’d love,
Their loving relationship is doomed,
And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
And their parents’ continual hate
Which but their children’s end, nought could remove
Was only ended when their children died.
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;
This is the story of our tw0-hour
performance.

5. Romeo & Juliet Because what isn’t here will be covered in the story.
PROLOGUE PARAPHRASED
The which if you with patient ears attend,
So pay careful attention
What here shall miss our toil shall strive to mend.
Because what isn’t here will be covered
in the story.

6. Romeo & Juliet This story is about a couple from feuding families
In your own words,
summarize the prologue.
This should include:
an old, ongoing family feud
a couple from these families fall in love
this couple commits suicide
the family feud ends
This story is about a couple
from feuding families
who falls in love which makes
the feud worse; but when they
commit suicide, the feud
finally ends.

7. Romeo
&
Juliet
Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, And the continuance of their parents' rage, Which, but their children's end, nought could
remove, Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to
mend.

8. Soliloquy Aside Allusion Tragic flaw Tragic hero Pun
Blank verse Antagonist Foil
Personification Comic relief
Dramatic irony
A joke that comes from a play on words:
PUN
2. A principle character or force in opposition to the protagonist:
ANTAGONIST
3. A dignified character who experiences a downfall :
TRAGIC HERO
4. Humorous scenes speeches or events included in drama to
provide a reduction in emotional intensity:
COMIC RELIEF
5. When objects are given human traits:
PERSONIFICATION
6. When the reader knows something that the character does not:
DRAMATIC IRONY

9. Soliloquy Aside Allusion Tragic flaw Tragic hero Pun
Blank verse Antagonist Foil
Personification Comic relief
Dramatic irony
7. A reference to a famous person, place, even, or literary work:
ALLUSION
8. Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter:
BLANK VERSE
9. This is often a decision, error in judgment, or character trait that
set in motion the events of a tragic plot:
TRAGIC FLAW
10. A speech directed to the audience or another character that is
not heard by others characters on stage:
SOLILOQUY
11. A character who provides a striking contrast to another
character:
FOIL
12. When a character speaks his/her thoughts aloud, not directed
to anyone, not even the audience:
ASIDE