The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,And the continuance of their parents' rage,Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;The which if you with patient ears attendWhat here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.What is this play about? aThe love between the children and how they lived happily bThe feud between the families and how it started long ago cThe rules of the city that forced the families to keep fighting dThe death of the lovers and the feud between the families

Arriving to inspect the corpses of Paris, Romeo, and Juliet, the Montagues and Capulets realize too late athe tragic nature of young love bthe foolishness of their bitter quarrel cwhat the Nurse had predicted dFriar Laurence's treachery

Romeo and JulietRead the following extract from the start of Act 3 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet and thenanswer the question that follows.At this point in the play Capulet discusses Juliet’s marriage with Paris.CAPULETSir Paris, I will make a desperate tenderOf my child’s love. I think she will be ruledIn all respects by me. Nay, more, I doubt it not.—Wife, go you to her ere you go to bed.Acquaint her here of my son Paris’ love,And bid her—mark you me?—on Wednesdaynext—But soft, what day is this?PARIS Monday, my lord.CAPULETMonday, ha ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon.O’ Thursday let it be.—O’ Thursday, tell her,She shall be married to this noble earl.—Will you be ready? Do you like this haste?We’ll keep no great ado: a friend or two.For hark you, Tybalt being slain so late,It may be thought we held him carelessly,Being our kinsman, if we revel much.Therefore we’ll have some half a dozen friends,And there an end. But what say you to Thursday?PARISMy lord, I would that Thursday were tomorrow.CAPULETWell, get you gone. O’ Thursday be it, then.To Lady Capulet. Go you to Juliet ere you go to bed.Prepare her, wife, against this wedding day.—Farewell, my lord.—Light to my chamber, ho!—Afore me, it is so very late that weMay call it early by and by.—Good night.Starting with this extract, explore how Shakespeare presents attitudes towards marriageRomeo and Juliet.Write about:• how Shakespeare presents attitudes towards marriage in this extract.• how Shakespeare presents attitudes towards marriage in the play as a whole

What is Shakespeare trying to warn us about in this play?

According to Lord Capulet, Juliet weeps all the time because of ______________________ athe death of Mercutio bParis' marriage proposal cthe death of Tybalt dthe banishment of Romeo

The stage directions throughout the play tell a great deal about the people's feelings in their difficult situation. Of the following situations, which one most closely resembles that of the people in the attic?*A group of friends rents a cottage so they can get away so they can get away from the pressures of daily life.Because of the bitter cold, Britt and her sister and mother were forced to stay together in the only warm room in the apartment.A family is forced to share a small apartment with people they don't know because there is a limited number of safe places to live.When Maria's mother and father have a new baby, Maria must share a room in the attic with her sister.