Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene I Lines 1-50

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Montague servants' provocation

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Bite their thumbs

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Plot detail from the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet will die

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Prologue reveals:

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Lovers from feuding families will die

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Insulting gesture at the play's start

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Biting the thumb

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Shakespeare's rhythm

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iambic pentameter

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Prologue

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Overview of the story

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Foreshadowing

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Hints to future events in the story

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Type of play: Romeo and Juliet

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Tragedy

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Shakespeare's poetic technique

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Blank verse or iambic pentameter

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Huge amphitheater used by Shakespeare

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The Globe