Prologue: Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Which of the following is NOT true about the Chorus?

• They know everything about the plot and characters

• They summarize, comment on, and critique the action of the play as it unfolds

• They are kind of like a narrator

• The prologue is the only time we will hear from them throughout the play

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Which of the following is NOT true about the families?

• They are equal in social status and respect

• They have been feuding for a long time

• They refuse to make up, even after their children die

• They 'mirror' each other in terms of family structure and set up

Who reads the prologue?

• Capulet

• Chorus

• Friar Lawrence

• Montague

What is the function of the prologue?

• It gives the audience an expectation that the play must fulfil the terms set out in the prologue.

• It mirrors the idea that Romeo and Juliet's fate is inescapable.

• It tells the audience exactly what is going to happen in the play.

• It is a speech given by a main character at the end of the play.

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Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

• Homer
• Dante Allegheri
• William Shakespeare
• Christopher Marlowe

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Romeo and Juliet is what type of story?

• Tragedy
• Comedy
• Epic Poem
• Long One

A device an author uses to prepare a reader for an event or action that is to happen later in the story.

• Foreshadowing
• Foreground
• Foretelling
• Foreman

Romeo and Juliet is set in ______________. 

• Verona
• Madrid
• Florence
• Rome 

Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that _____________.

• Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Caplet
• Juliet is a widow
• Romeo is a fugitive
• The lovers from two feuding families will die

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What, according to the chorus, are Romeo and Juliet?

• Young children
• Fatal enemies
• Star crossed lovers
• Beasts

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