The “ancient grudge” remains unknown throughout the play, suggesting the families do not know the real reason for their f eud Romeo: ‘But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun…It is my lady, O it is my love! O, that she knew she were!’ Shakespeare starts the play with a serious fight between the Montagues and Capulets, ending with the Prince’s dire warnings – showing this conflict has been an ongoing problem in Verona. A friar secretly marries them, hoping to end the feud. Romeo and his companions almost immediately encounter Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, who challenges Romeo. When Romeo refuses to fight, Romeo’s friend Mercutio accepts the challenge and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt and is banished. He spends that night with Juliet and then leaves for Mantua.

This time, he shouts his frustration at Fate’s decision to make him “Fortune’s fool”, again implying he has little a utonomy over his lifeThis book can also be bought as a standalone Online Edition— we'll send you a code to redeem immediately. The number of deaths by the end of the play follows the classic ideas of the Tragedy. Tragic plays show the audience the downfall of the main character and usually end with many of the characters dying. Those left usually promise to improve things and learn the error of their ways following the deaths of their friends and family. We see this here with Montague and Capulet promising to end their feud. Use CGP Online Editions for your own personal use, including things like studying, classroom teaching, lesson planning and in-school training. ii. You may use the Service and any titles for your own personal use, including but not limited to study, classroom teaching, lesson planning or in-school training.

Each unit includes a knowledge recap plus a range of activities to help students to explore the play in detail and create their own personalised revision notes Shakespeare’s climactic scene of a public fight between Romeo and Tybalt creates a plot twist for audiences Mercutio’s curse comes from frustration at being killed by mistake, caught between Romeo and Tybalt

F rom ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” The chorus, The Prologue

Audiences are introduced to Romeo as a character who understands the connections between love and hate This is the Agreement for accessing CGP Online Editions (the Service). The Service provides online access to a range of titles published by Coordination Group Publications Ltd. (CGP). This Agreement covers access to the Service regardless of the device or network you access it through. By using the Service you agree to be bound by this Agreement.ii. In no event will we be liable to you for any indirect or consequential damages, or loss of income. In particular, we accept no liability for any programs or data made or stored with the service nor for the costs of recovering or replacing such programs or data. Nothing in this Agreement limits liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or our liability to you in the event of death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of our employees agents or sub-contractors. 10. Third Parties It could likely refer to the disruptions of Elizabethan life by contagious diseases, mentioned later in the play The audience gets a clear sense of fate’s influence right from the start. The prologue tells us exactly what’s going to happen in the play. It’s as if fate has decided how Romeo and Juliet’s lives will play out.