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Romeo and Juliet The prologue gives the audience an outline to the story and the Chorus speaks the prologue. This is one of many sonnets in Romeo and Juliet. The sonnet begins by telling us of two families, 'both alike in dignity'. They are from Verona where the play is set. There is an ancient grudge between both families, 'were civil blood makes civil hands unclean.' The argument is about to start again and innocent people will get hurt. However when their children fall in love, it is doomed in tragedy. The couple are destined to meet. 'A pair of star-crossed lovers' fate is unchangeable. The young people's death brings peace between the families. The prologue doesn't hide the fact that there is death, especially the two main characters. This introduces many of the main themes in the play such as love, fate, tragedy, death and family/blood. The prologue fills the...

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