It is the introduction, thesis and summary of the play Romeo and Juliet. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
Did you understand everything up to the "from forth the fatal loins Hint: Men who go out almost completely naked are wearing a loin cloth. This is a small piece of fabric that covers the loins. Site Hint: Check out our list of pronunciation videos. Enoon, the fact that I have gone through the trouble to post my question here implies that I haven' t been able to work it out on my own. A simple example is "Betty had a baby boy.
What is meant by star crossed lovers? William Shakespeare used the phrase to describe the lovers in Romeo and Juliet. How old is Juliet? Why Romeo and Juliet are star crossed lovers? Romeo and Juliet are archetypal star-crossed lovers because they are not able to be together because their families do not get along with one another.
Their love is doomed by fate, and both their lives are lost. Is it e'en So then I defy you? Stunned, Romeo replies, 'Is it e'en so? Then I defy you, stars! Do with their death bury their parents strife meaning? Why is Paris at Juliet's tomb? Hisako Somonte Supporter. What does strife mean in Romeo and Juliet? A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, Whose misadventured piteous overthrows. Lirong Maimouni Beginner.
Why is the prologue of Romeo and Juliet important? In Shakespeare's Prologue to Romeo and Juliet serves as an exposition of sorts. In the form of a sonnet, the Prologue tells the audience that the play is set in Verona. We learn of the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, and we learn that a "pair of star-cross'd lovers" come from these feuding families. Vianney Arasil Beginner. What does this mean From forth the fatal loins of these two foes?
Modi Strathoff Beginner. What does Civil mean in Shakespeare? From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. Watch out! Shakespeare is punning here -- " civil " can also mean "not rude. Isiah Pignatelli Beginner. Why did Shakespeare use the sonnet form for the prologue?
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare presents the Prologue as a sonnet in order to point to the play's themes of love and the feud because sonnets were often used to address the subject of love in conflict. The sonnet also draws on the audience's expectations of the kinds of imagery that will be used.
Ask A Question. That would be about years in the past, to Shakespeare's audience. An old grudge and simmering resentment between the two families will burst into new violence. The Capulets and Montagues have a long-standing feud that affects everyone in town. Even their servants hate each other. Though this feud has not erupted in violence for awhile, it will soon do so. The very first scene of the play the one that follows this prologue is a brawl that starts because of some harsh words between the servants of both families.
The violence of the fighting between these families puts blood on the hands of civilians. The Montagues and Capulets get blood on their hands, when they should really be avoiding this kind of low-class brawl. Consider the play on words here with the two uses of the word "civil.
Also think of the image created by hands being unclean and stained with blood. These two things are examples of the poetic use of language in this prologue. Note the rhyme scheme that continues according to the pattern of a sonnet. The iambic pentameter continues as well, even though it is not marked. Two lovers are born from these warring families.
Their death will cause the Montagues and Capulets to finally end their feud. A more in-depth analysis of the Romeo and Juliet death scene reveals the details of the double suicide where the star-crossed lovers die in the Capulet tomb. Loins is another word for the area between the legs. A baby comes forth from its mother's loins. Referring to them as "fatal" implies immediately that the outcome may be deadly for the child or parent.
Two lovers are born from the families. Their love is doomed by fate because of their birth to warring families. The stars, or fates, are against the lovers from the start, as if their astrology dooms them. We can assume that one child will be a boy, and one will be a girl, and that they will fall in love. We do know that Romeo is the boy born into the Montague family and Juliet is the girl born into the Capulet family.
In other words, the prologue gives you a hint about how this play will end, with the lovers taking their own lives. However, since we know that both Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, the phrase "take their life" has a double meaning that foreshadows later events. This line is likely placed to enhance the rhythm of this sonnet. Its meaning is somewhat ambiguous. Misadventures are bad adventures, or bad experiences. Piteous implies that we should feel great sympathy for the lovers.
The word "overthrows" refers to a lesser-known definition of the word. It is: "a removal from power, a defeat or downfall. In their love, Romeo and Juliet rebel against the family feud. Thus, the lovers will have bad experiences worthy of pity and eventually be defeated. However, keep in mind that we have to stretch pretty far to come up with this interpretation. The death of Romeo and Juliet is pre-determined with this line. The audience now knows how the story will end.
The two lovers will die and the families will end the feud because of this. Also note the double meaning of burying strife with death. When the lovers die, they are buried. The conflict between the families dies as well, and is buried along with Romeo and Juliet.
This third set of four lines is the third stanza. Note the rhyme scheme continues with the sonnet pattern:. The fear-filled and thrilling story of how the lovers died, and how that death was the ONLY thing that could end the feud, these are the things we will perform onstage today.
The play will tell the story of how the feud was ended by the death of the two young lovers. In Shakespeare's time, this also meant a story was thrilling to the audience. Their love is marked for death from the very beginning.
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