Why read Romeo and Juliet when the entire story is told in the prologue? Romeo and Juliet is the story of two young lovers from feuding families who, in the end, meet their untimely deaths.
Shakespeare captures readers with his elaborate and creative usage of words. His romantic monologues mixed in with the tense rivalry makes for an exciting read. The prologue starts off the play laying out the situation and foreshadowing multiple events to come. Three main messages sent in the prologue of Romeo and Juliet are; the explanation of the feud between the houses, foreshadowing the star-crossed lovers' deaths, and the reconciliation of the feud in the end. First off, the prologue tells about the feud between the Montague's and the Capulet's. These two …show more content…
It implies the grudge, but one would think the reasons behind this grudge would be revealed later. However, in this play, the reasons for contempt are never explained. No one knows why the Capulet's and Montagues are enemies, they just are. This feud, though, places a barrier between these households, which becomes a major issue later in the play. As well as the feud, the prologue foreshadows the death of two star-crossed lovers. As it states, " a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life". (Line 6) This tells the audience that in the end those two so deeply in love will inevitably be cut off by fate. They are doomed from the start, but only the audience knows that. The two are happily oblivious to this strategy that will eventually befall them. It also says that they take their own lives, so fate has determined that they will find a reason to commit suicide in their love. Last of all, this passage from Romeo and Juliet tells how the young lovers deaths will lead to the ending of the feud between the houses.
After the two commit suicide, Montague and Capulet decide to end the feud which no one actually knows what started. Their children died
Shakespeare captures readers with his elaborate and creative usage of words. His romantic monologues mixed in with the tense rivalry makes for an exciting read. The prologue starts off the play laying out the situation and foreshadowing multiple events to come. Three main messages sent in the prologue of Romeo and Juliet are; the explanation of the feud between the houses, foreshadowing the star-crossed lovers' deaths, and the reconciliation of the feud in the end. First off, the prologue tells about the feud between the Montague's and the Capulet's. These two …show more content…
It implies the grudge, but one would think the reasons behind this grudge would be revealed later. However, in this play, the reasons for contempt are never explained. No one knows why the Capulet's and Montagues are enemies, they just are. This feud, though, places a barrier between these households, which becomes a major issue later in the play. As well as the feud, the prologue foreshadows the death of two star-crossed lovers. As it states, " a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life". (Line 6) This tells the audience that in the end those two so deeply in love will inevitably be cut off by fate. They are doomed from the start, but only the audience knows that. The two are happily oblivious to this strategy that will eventually befall them. It also says that they take their own lives, so fate has determined that they will find a reason to commit suicide in their love. Last of all, this passage from Romeo and Juliet tells how the young lovers deaths will lead to the ending of the feud between the houses.
After the two commit suicide, Montague and Capulet decide to end the feud which no one actually knows what started. Their children died