Prologue
Vocabulary
Analysis
Act I, Scene 1
Scenes 2-5
100

We lay our scene here

What is Verona?

100
A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work

What is a Prologue?

100

The opening speech by the Chorus serves as an

What is Introduction?

100

This peacemaker tries to stop the fight

Benvolio

100

This 30-something year-old man wants to marry Juliet.

Who is Paris?

200

A pair of ____________ take their life

What is star-crossed?

200

A 14-line poem with 10 syllables per line

What is a Sonnet?

200

The Chorus gives us how many pieces of information?

What is two?

200

This "hot head" makes the fighting worse.

Who is Tybalt?

200

These 2 uninvited friends plan to go to the Capulet ball.

Who are Romeo and Benvolio?

300

The Prologue is written in this type of 14-line poem.

What is a Sonnet?

300

The development of events determined by a higher power and beyond a person's control

What is fate?

300

This higher power determines the fate of Romeo and Juliet.

What is the structure of the play?

300

These 2 Lords both join the street brawl 

Who is Montague and Capulet?

300

These 2 women both think Paris is a good fit for Juliet

Who are the Nurse and Lady Capulet?

400

From forth the ______ of these two ______

What are "fatal loins" and "foes"

400

To love someone who does not love you back

What is Unrequited love?

400

the Prologue creates as a sense of ____ by telling the audience Romeo and Juliet will ________

What are "fate" and "die"?

400

This Verona city governor stops the fight

Who is "the Prince" or Escalus?
400

Romeo's friend who thinks dreams are meaningless.

Who is Mercutio?

500

The story of these 2 lovers and the strife between their families is the _____ of this play

What is topic?

500

a group of performers in a tragedy drama who comment on the main action 

What is a Chorus?

500

The Chorus tells us the ____ and the ____ of the play.

What are the "setting" and the "topic"?

500

This lady does not love Romeo in return

Who is Rosaline?
500

Though his hot-head nephew dos not, ______ allows Romeo to stay at the ball.

Lord Capulet