Romeo and Juliet-The Prologue

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 Romeo and Juliet-The Prologue
Your teacher will read the prologue from Act 1 of “Romeo and Now work in groups of three and try re-writing the prologue
Juliet.” Listen and insert the correct words into the spaces. in your own words.

Two households, both alike in ______________,

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,

From ancient ___________ break to new ___________,

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

From forth the __________ loins of these two __________

A pair of __________________ lovers take their life;

Whose misadventured __________________ overthrows

Do with their death bury their parents' _______________.

The fearful passage of their ___________________ love,

And the continuance of their parents' ____________,

Which, but their children's end, ____________ could remove,

Is now the two hours' ____________ of our stage;

The which if you with patient ears ____________,

attend death-mark'd
What here shall miss, dignity
our toil shall ____________ mutiny
to mend
nought piteous rage
strife star-cross'd grudge foes
strive traffic fatal
 Romeo and Juliet-The
Prologue
Now match each stanza below with its modern-day translation Now match each stanza to the left with its modern-day
on the right. Put the correct numbers in the spaces provided . translation below. Put the number in the spaces provided

___ Two households, both alike in dignity, 1) And if you will patiently focus your attention, we will

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, show you everything we forgot to say.

___ From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, 2) The tragedy of their fatal love and the continuing of

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. their parents’ hatred.

___ From forth the fatal loins of these two foes 3) From these two enemy families two unlucky children

A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; will become lovers and then commit suicide.

___ Whose misadventured piteous overthrows 4) Two families similar in wealth and respect from

Do with their death bury their parents' strife. beautiful Verona where our story takes place.

___ The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,

5) That only their children’s death can end is now the
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
story you will see.
___ Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
6) From an old family feud new violence erupts which will
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
make good citizens evil by killing other citizens.
___ The which if you with patient ears attend,
7) Only the unfortunate and sad death of these lovers will
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend
attend death-mark'd dignity mutiny
end their parent’s hateful feud.
nought piteous rage
strife star-cross'd grudge civil
strive traffic fatal
Romeo and Juliet Prologue Answer
Sheet
_4_ Two households, both alike in dignity,

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,

_6__ From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

_3__ From forth the fatal loins of these two foes

A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;

_7__ Whose misadventured piteous overthrows

Do with their death bury their parents' strife.

_2__ The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,

And the continuance of their parents' rage,

_5__ Which, but their children's end, nought could

remove,

Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;

_1__ The which if you with patient ears attend,

What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend

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