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Prologue Line 6-8

A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.

Two unlucky children of these enemy families become lovers and commit suicide. Their unfortunate deaths
put an end to their parents' feud.


Act 3 Scene 1 Line 64-66

MERCUTIO
No, tis not so deep as a
well nor so wide as a church-door, but tis enough, twill serve. Ask for
me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.

No, its not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but its enough. Itll do the job. Ask for me
tomorrow, and youll find me in a grave.

Act 3 Scene 2 Line 86-89
NURSE
Theres no trust,
No faith, no honesty in men. All perjured,
All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.


There is no trust, no faith, no honesty in men. All of them lie. All of them cheat. Theyre all wicked.


Act 3 Scene 5 Line 59-63


JULIET


O fortune, fortune! All men call thee fickle.
If thou art fickle, what dost thou with him
That is renowned for faith? Be fickle, fortune,
For then, I hope, thou wilt not keep him long,
But send him back.

Oh luck, luck. Everyone says you cant make up your mind. If you change your mind so much, what are you
going to do to Romeo, whos so faithful? Change your mind, luck. I hope maybe then youll send him back
home soon.


Act5 scene 3

FRIAR LAWRENCE

I hear some noise. Lady, come from that nest
Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep.
A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents.

I hear some noise. Lady, come out of the tomb. A greater power than we can fight has ruined our plan.



Epilogue:

Like:
Tragic Romance
Plot line
who (as a teenager) has never felt like they would die without that certain someone?

1. Mercutio
2. Tybalt (Shakespeare always writes good villains)
3. Because of lines like this: "Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes with nimble soles: I
have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move."
4. And this "Men's eyes were made to look, and let them gaze; I will not budge for no man's
pleasure, I."
5. There are lessons to be learned from the play and they have nothing to do with true love
and how you can't stop it.
6. Shakespeare was young when he wrote it (about 22).
7. Iambic pentameter -- you can't deny that it required obsessive passion to pull off.
8. It is universally and immediately recognized by people of all ages.
9. Who couldn't love a play that Andy Griffith used in one of his standup routines?
10. We are still discussing it 400 years later.


Dislike:
Unrealistic story (They instantly fall in love)
The events only take place over 5 days (Sunday through Thursday)
it's a really bad romance with plenty of over-dramatic, sappy lines. Shakespeare has written
so many better things than this. To be fair, the ending is sad.