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Romeo and Juliet Study Guide

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by William Shakespeare
About 197 pages (59,174 words)
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Act 1, Prologue Summary

The prologue tells exactly what is the play is going to be about. It explains that there are two families that are feuding. The two lovers in this story are from opposing households. This raises two questions for the audience. The first is if Romeo and Juliet's deaths could have been avoided if their families had stopped their feud. The second is will their deaths show the families that.....

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