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How does the opening scene take its cue from the first quatrain of the prologue? Show how civil unrest develops from small beginnings until the prince intervenes.
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How does the opening scene take its cue from the first quatrain of the prologue? Show how civil unrest develops from small beginnings until the prince intervenes. Two house holds both alike in dignity, (In fair Verona where we lay our scene) Break from ancient grudge to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. Scene one is supported by the prologue in many ways. In the first scene you see two apparently daring men, showing bravado in the way of the Montague'. There discussion starts as a petty match of vaunting, little do they know that it will soon escalate. This takes its cue from the prologue because it says in the prologue that these two families hold an ancient grudge against each other. In scene one the Capulets the scorn the Montague woman with insults, and boastful threats of rape, and the cutting off of one's head. He also refers to them...
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