Romeo and Juliet - form, structure, and language

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What is the purpose of the prologue?
Highlights to audience the conflict between the two families, described to be an 'ancient grudge'. Also, it lets the audience know its a tragedy.
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What is the effect of the prologue?
Makes audience feels sympathetic towards the main characters of Romeo and Juliet and knows that their love will cause their death. Also, creates excitement to know how it leads to death (more enthralled with the play's plot).
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What is the form of Romeo and Juliet and why is the from significant?
A play. Meant to be performed and watched.
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Comment on the structure of the prologue.
Rhyme - for example: 'rage' and 'stage'. Rhyming Couplet - ends with the rhyming couplet of 'attend' and 'mend'. 'you' - direct address makes the audience aware the narrator is talking to them directly.
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What is the significants of the rhyming couplets 'mend' and 'bend' in the prologue?
Shows that the two words belong to each other, highlighting that if the audience is attentive, the play will mend the conflict of the two families.
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The play is a t____
Tragedy
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The play is split into ___ acts.
Five acts
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Summarize act 1
The battle between the two families. The Prince declares the next battle will result in exile. Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love.
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Summarize act 2
Romeo and Juliet decide to marry. Friar Laurence organises and blesses the wedding.
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Summarize act 3
Tybalt kills Mercutio. Romeo avenges Mercutio's death by killing Tybalt. Romeo is banished but manages to spend the night with Juliet, consummating their marriage. Capulet decides Juliet must marry Paris and she refuses.
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Summarize act 4
Juliet goes to Friar Laurence's where they come up with a plan and Juliet fakes her death so she can be with Romeo.
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Summarize act 5
Romeo receives the message that Juliet has died and goes to the Capulet vault. Upon seeing her there, he kills himself with poison; Juliet awakens and kills herself with his dagger. The play ends with the two families reunited.
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List some language techniques used in Romeo and Juliet
Imagery (so audience can imagine play's plot), Metaphorical language (highlight Romeo's feelings towards Rosaline in act 1), Rhyming couplet (finishes his play with rhyming couplet of 'woe' and 'Romeo')
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"It is my lady, O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were! She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that? Her eye discourses, I will answer it." What does the repetition of the personal pronoun "my" indicate?
Romeo feels Juliet belongs to him; they are bound together already.
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From the same quotation, what does 'Lady/Love', the titles Romeo gives Juliet, indicate?
How he feels about her, as she is a "lady" and his "love".
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What does the oxymoron 'She speaks, yet she says nothing' suggest?
Romeo stating that Juliet speaks but doesn't say anything isn't possible. From this, Shakespeare hints that Romeo has a connection with Juliet that the audience isn't aware of or would understand.
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What does the rhetorical question 'What of that?' show?
this rhetorical question is Romeo questioning his thoughts and feelings aloud. He cannot believe that he has this instantaneous connection with Juliet.
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What is the effect of the prologue?

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Comment on the structure of the prologue.

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