Why, Such Is Love's Transgression?

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Act One Reading Questions: Answers 1. “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” 2. In the line "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life", Shakespeare informs his audience that the death of these young lovers was from fate. 3. The death of the Romeo and Juliet helps end the feud between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. 4. The role of the chorus is to give an idea of what to expect during the play. It makes the audience suspenseful during the play. 5. He sets the tone using 2 men that are mocking and verbally fighting each other in a humorous way. 6. The dramatic effect is that the 2 servants are initially fighting each other but they seem to do so in a joking way.…show more content…
The prince was not happy about the brawl disturbing the peace in the city and threatens them with a punishment of death. 9. They are worried about Romeo because he has been spending everyday locked in his room. He is also acting very rude and moody towards his family. 10. “Why, such is love’s transgression.Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,Which thou wilt propagate, to have it pressedWith more of thine. This love that thou hast shownDoth add more grief to too much of mine own.Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs;Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;Being vexed, a sea nourished with loving tears.What is it else? A madness most discreet,A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.Farewell, my coz” (Act 1, Scene 1, 174-175) An oxymoron is a term used in literature and grammar to express an example where contradictory terms are combined to form phrases. 11. Romeo is sad and miserable because he doesn’t know why Rosaline rejects him. 12. Benvolio suggests that he goes to the Capulet ball to see that Rosaline isn’t the only girl for him. 13. The events in scene 1 build to a crisis because the Capulets and the Montagues are fighting which can build up to a larger conflict between the 2
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