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The Prologue - Student

The document provides a translation of the Prologue of Romeo & Juliet from Shakespearean language into modern English. It highlights the main themes of family feud, tragic love, and the resolution of conflict through the death of the lovers. The prologue sets the stage for the play's exploration of these themes.

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The Prologue - Student

The document provides a translation of the Prologue of Romeo & Juliet from Shakespearean language into modern English. It highlights the main themes of family feud, tragic love, and the resolution of conflict through the death of the lovers. The prologue sets the stage for the play's exploration of these themes.

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Romeo & Juliet:

Name: _______Brelon allen_______ BA _____________________


The Prologue
Below you see the Prologue of Romeo & Juliet. A prologue is a separate introductory section of a literary text.
Your job is to translate the Prologue of Romeo & Juliet from Shakespeare’s words into something that makes
sense to you. The first two lines have already been done for you!

Shakespeare’s Words: Your Words:


Two households, both alike in dignity Two families that are the same in wealth and popularity

(In fair Verona, where we lay our (In the nice city of Verona, where the story takes place),
scene),

From ancient grudge break to new Their old hatred for each other turned into new fights.
mutiny,

Where civil blood makes civil hands Where fighting and violence leads to civilians feeling guilty.
unclean,

From forth the fatal loins of these two From both families each have a kid.
foes

A pair of star-crossed lovers take their Two lovers, despite their deep affection, are destined to die tragically due to
life, circumstances beyond their control, often due to family feuds or fate.

Whose misadventured piteous Tragic and uncomfortable stuff they went through.
overthrows

Doth with their death bury their The lovers' death of the kids will end the long standing feud between their
parents’ strife. families.

The fearful passage of their The path of their forbidden love brought death.
death-marked love

And the continuance of their parents’ The parents continue fighting.


rage,

Which, but their children’s end, naught The families feud and are only resolved by the death of their children.
could remove,

Is now the two hours’ traffic of our The topic of the play we are about to perform.
stage—

The which, if you with patient ears If you listen attentively you will understand what we are about to say.
attend,

What here shall miss, our toil shall Anything u missed from this prologue you will figure out when this play begins.
strive to mend.

Don’t answer this until the end of class!!


Based on the prologue, what is the conflict in the story of Romeo and Juliet, and how is it resolved?
The conflict of the story is that the families are feuding. The only way the long standing feud ends is
the death of the children.

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