Question

Read the play’s Prologue at the beginning of Act I, Scene 1. How can you tell that Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy based on the plot and character information the Prologue contains? In the space below, analyze the plot elements that are indicative of a tragedy. Include at least four specific references to the text.

Answer 1

The prologue's lines foreshadow the story's main plot: a tragedy between star crossed lovers. It revolves mainly around civil blood and how it will make the civil hands' unclean which is the main 'clue' of the ending of the story which is death.

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