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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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