Question

Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. Is now the two hours' traffick of our stage; Which best paraphrases "two hours' traffick"?

Answer 1

Answer:

Performance of the play.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's famous "Romeo and Juliet" play shows the love of two characters amidst their families' feud. And how they will eventually bring about a change in this, though it will end fatally for them.

The prologue of this play shows the entire sequence of the play to be performed, in a short way. Summarizing the events of the play, it tells of how two lovers will meet their deaths in loving each other, and how this will also lead to the two warring families to end their enmity. The sonnet form of the prologue will then reveal that the whole duration of the play will be two hours, with the "two hours' traffik" signalling the performance of the actors and actresses.

Answer 2

Answer:

It was common in Shakespeare's time to let the audience know how long the play was going to be. In romeo and Juliet they hope to tell the story in 2 hours. The line that precedes that line is, "And the continuance of their parent's rage," which basically sets the mood for the rest of the story. The persistent anger of their parents is the subject of what will be a two hour play.

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