Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
You have been studying Shakespeare's early tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" in English this term. As a class, we have looked at the Bard's original text, and also reinterpretations such as the 1996 Lurhmann film "Romeo + Juliet", focussing on the central idea of the family feud between the Montagues and Capulets, and how this feud is combined with the iconic themes of love, death and fate.
Keeping these things in mind, it's now time to put your study of this tragedy to the test! Go to "Task" to find out more!
