Romeo and juliet act 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who is the story about? - Answer- Romeo and Juliet Where does the story take place? - Answer- Verona What is going on in the prologue of Act 1? - Answer- Th chorus is giving a preview of the play What are two things Shakespeare tries to show us with the first scene involving a fight between the servants? - Answer- ? What is the prince's edict concerning the next outbreak of violence? - Answer- Your lives shall pay the forfeit of peace Where is Romeo according to Benvolio in Act 1...

What is the purpose of the prologue? Why tell the audience the ending right at the beginning of the play? - Answer- To provide backstory and so the audience can see how and why they die. Why are Romeo and Juliet described as "star-cross'd lovers"? - Answer- Because it's destiny for them to be together/their fate. What threat does the prince make after the ball? - Answer- If Lord Capulet and Montague start a fight up again, they will pay with their lives. Why is Romeo sad? What does ...

Prologue: In what city does this play take place? Verona, Italy Prologue: Why are Romeo and Juliet called "Star-cross'd lovers" ? They are not destined to be together Act 1 scene 1: Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene? Sampson, Gregory, Abram, and Balthazar( servants of the Capulets and the Montagues) Act 1 scene 1: Who tries to break up the fighting? Benvolio Act 1 scene 1: What threat does the Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet? That the next person to star...

GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE 8702/1 Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel Version: Final 1.0 IB/M/Jun23/E8 8702/1 Wednesday 17 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 16-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 8702/1. • Answer one question from Section A and one question from...

In what city does this play take place? Verona Why are Romeo and Juliet called "star-cross'd lovers"? Their love was by fate Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene? Montagues and Capulets Who tries to break up the fighting? Benvolio What threat does the Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet? Whoever starts the next fight will be put to death How has Romeo been acting? He has been gloomy and sad What is Benvolio's advice to ...

who are the main two families in the play and how does the fight start between their servants? - Answer- capulets and montague; they bit their thumbs what is the point of the thumb-biting scene? - Answer- to show the depth of the hatred between the 2 families what is the term for characters who bring out contradicting qualities in each other - Answer- foil which two characters act as foils in the thumb-biting scene? - Answer- tybalt (wants to fight) and benvolio (keeps peace) who put...

Setting of Story - Answer- Verona, Italy Why are Romeo and Juliet "star-cross'd lovers?" - Answer- back then the stars revealed peoples fate Who is fighting at the beginning of scene one? - Answer- Sampson and Gregory Who tries to break up the fighting? - Answer- Benvolio What threat does the Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet? - Answer- he will have them tortured What do the men have to say about how romeo has been acting? - Answer- that he is basically shutting his...

What does the chorus say this love story will teach us - Answer- Lovers will mend the quarrel between their families by dying Does knowing the ending add to or diminish the tragedy - Answer- Add to Which capsules serve the fought with Abraham - Answer- Sampson Who was just trying to seperate the servants but had pulled his sword in the effort - Answer- Benvolio Why did tybalt proclaim to hate prior to fighting with Benvolio - Answer- 1. Hell 2. All montagues Prince escalet disburs...

What is the setting of the play? - Answer- Verona, Italy What is the main purpose of the brawl scene in the plays introduction? - Answer- To show hatred the families have for each other Why is prince Escalus saying in lines 72-82? - Answer- If the families keep arguing then whoever is fighting will be killed Who is the person who said, "many a morning hath he there been seen/ with tears augmenting the fresh morning dew/ adding to the clouds more clouds with his deep sighs - Answer- Mon...

what are the young men fighting about? scene 1 - Answer- their families despise each other over whose master is better who tries to break up the fight? scene 1 - Answer- Benvolio what is Tybalt's attitude toward the dispute? scene 1 - Answer- he wants to fight the Montagues what is the reaction of the Prince? scene 1 - Answer- really mad that this is the 3rd time they have fought and they will be killed if he sees them fight again Benvolio fist describes Romeo's state to Lady ...