An Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet, Part 1

Question 1

Question 1

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An old feud sparks violence among civilians.

Question 2

Question 2

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the conflict

Question 3

Which statement best paraphrases these lines from the prologue?

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The children of two feuding families fall in love and are destined to die.

Question 4

to bring the conflict to crisis✔ to introduce the charactersX to elaborate on the setting

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X to elaborate on the setting

Question 5

Paraphrase these lines from the prologue in two to three sentences.

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The play describes the doomed love of two people whose deaths finally bring an end to their parents' long-standing feud. This story will be performed on stage over the next two hours.

Question 6

What did you include in your paraphrase? Check all that apply.

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my own words; synonyms of unfamiliar words; contemporary language; the main ideas of the original; the important details of the original

An Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet, Part 1 Answers

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