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Romeo + Juliet (1996) prologue
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Romeo + Juliet (1996) prologue

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This transcript is an excerpt from the prologue of William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," setting the stage for the tragic love story between two feuding families in Verona.

Prologue Excerpt

  • The prologue introduces the feud between two noble families, the Montagues and Capulets, in Verona.
  • It highlights how this ancient grudge has led to new conflicts and violence, staining the city with civil bloodshed.
  • The prologue foreshadows the tragic fate of Romeo and Juliet, describing them as star-crossed lovers whose deaths will end their parents' strife.
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(SONG: O VERONA) 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-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents strife. The fearful passage of their death-marked love, And the continuance of their parents rage, Which, but their children's end, naught and could remove, Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage; I LOVE HOW BAZ LUHRMANN DID THIS BIT ^_^