1. The fight scene allows Shakespeare to reveal many things about the story, such as the fact that the families are in a feud and that these fights have a significant effect on the rest of the town. Using a street brawl, Shakespeare can reveal these things while still sticking to his style of playwriting focused around dialogue. 2. Sampson: [Aside to Gregory.] Is the law on our side if I say ay? This is an aside because it is only heard by Gregory and no other characters. 3. The long-standing feud between the households is just that: long-standing. This feud has been going on for a long time, and has caused a lot of trouble with the town. During the fight scene, citizens add to the fight. This turns a simple squabble into a brawl. The feud even involves the servants of the houses, despite them …show more content…
The prince’s decree is that the next time the feud between the two families disturbs the peace, they will be executed. 6. The lines from the prologue are not blank-verse because they rhyme. Blank-verse is unrhymed. 7. I would describe Benvolio as considerate. When he learns that Lord and Lady Montague are worried about their son, he goes to Romeo and tries his best to cheer him up. When Romeo says that he has lost the love of the most beautiful lady he has ever seen, Benvolio replies by saying that there were no people to compare her to when he saw her. 8. When Lord Capulet says that he will stand by his daughter’s decision, as long as it is the right one, it reveals that he is a kind, loving, and trusting father. He wants his child to be happy. 9. The Nurse has taken care of Juliet for all of Juliet’s life. Juliet was also born around the same time as the Nurse’s dead daughter. 10. At the end of the first Act, it is revealed that Juliet and Romeo are in love despite being mortal enemies. Base Present Participle Past Past Participle 11. Assess Assessing Assessed Assessed 12. Search Searching Searched Searched 13. Learn Learning Learned Learned 14. Save Saving Saved