Author: Quinn

PLACE: Outside Capulet Mansion

TIME: Sunday Night

CHARACTERS: Romeo, Juliet, Nurse

Romeo and Juliet were discussing about having a wedding, and Juliet was impatient and wanted it within’ the next coming day, even though they have spoken less than 100 words.

QUOTE: “Deny thy father and refuse thy name” Said by Juliet, and means she would do anything to be with Romeo

PLACE: Capulets Mansion

TIME: Sunday Night

CHARACTERS: Romeo, Juliet, Nurse, Capulet, Cousin Capulet, Benvolio, Serving men

Romeo and his friends go and attend Capulets party and the moment Romeo lays his eyes on Juliet, he instantly falls in-love. Tybalt finds out that Romeo and his friends are at the party and urged to slay them but Capulet doesn’t allow him to do so.

QUOTE: “My only love sprung from my only hate!” Said by Juliet, meaning she has a love for Romeo, but he is the son of their greatest enemy

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses a lot of different language features, one of these are metaphors. Metaphors are used to describe something by using another meaning.

In this play, Lady Capulet tries to convince Juliet to become a mother with Paris and describes him as a book to be read by Juliet. “This precious book of love, this unbound lover, to beauty him only lacks a cover”

What Lady Capulet was saying is there are many benefits towards marrying Paris and she is the “cover” to him as he is the book.

PLACE: Verona Streets

TIME: Sunday Evening

CHARACTERS: Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio

Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio were discussing Romeo’s dream about his death and the cause of his fate is by him and his friends going to the party Capulet is hosting.

QUOTE: “Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars” Said by Benvolio; This means there are consequences waiting to happen

PLACE: Capulets mansion

TIME: Sunday Afternoon

CHARACTERS: Juliet, Nurse, Lady Capulet, Servingman

Lady Capulet and the Nurse were talking about Juliet becoming a wife with Paris, Juliet did not like the idea but Lady Capulet and the Nurse were desperate to see Juliet being married.

QUOTE: “It’s an honour that I dream not of” Said by Juliet and means that she doesn’t feel ready do be a wife and have kids at the moment.

PLACE: Streets

TIME: Afternoon

CHARACTERS: Capulet, Benvolio, Romeo, Paris, Clown

Capulet and Paris argue about Juliet becoming a mother with Paris. Benvolio and Romeo were also arguing about how he loves someone that doesn’t love him back. Romeo and Benvolio then come across a servant that struggles with reading and handed them a note with a list of people that will be attending the party that Capulet is hosting.

QUOTE: “My child is yet a stranger to the world” Said by Capulet, This means that Juliet is young and doesn’t yet understand what the world holds.

PLACE: Streets Of Verona

TIME: Sunday Morning

CHARACTERS: Gregory, Sampson, Abraham, Prince Escalus, Tybalt, Benvolio, Montague, Lady Montague, Capulet, Lady- Capulet, Guardmen

There was a fight in the streets of Verona between servants from the Capulet and Montague. Benvolio tries to stop the fight but then ends up fighting against Tybalt. Soon after, the prince came in to stop the violence. Benvolio came across Romeo and found that he was sad due to him loving someone that doesn’t love him back.

QUOTE: “What, drawn and talk of peace?” This quote comes from the scene between Tybalt and Benvolio. Tybalt said this quote in meaning to question why Benvolio had his weapon drawn yet he was trying to keep the peace.

Two households both alike in dignity

(Two families both similar in nobility)

In fair Verona where we lay our scene

(In the city of Verona where we make our play)

From ancient grudge break to a new mutiny

(From old wounds break to a new violence)

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean

(Where civilian blood makes other hands dirty)

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes

(The deadly dark side of these two families)

A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life

(The two lovers kill themselves)

Who’s misadventur’d piteous overthrows

(Whos bad luck causes pity to overcome)

Doth their death bury their parents strife

(Achieve their deaths stop their parents conflict)

The fearful passage of their death-marked love

(The scary passage of their love marked by death)

And the continuance of their parents rage

(The parents anger continues)

Which, but their children, naught could remove

(Yet what happened to their children, could not be changed)

Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage

(Is what these two hours will show)

The which if you with patient ears attend

(And if you stay present amongst this play)

What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend

(What here shall miss, our effort will attempt to cure)