Question

Read this excerpt from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.
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’ traffick of our stage;
Which best states the purpose of this excerpt?
It introduces the disagreement of the parents.
It explains who the main characters are.
It speaks about the setting of the play.
It foreshadows the outcome of the play.

Answer 1

It foreshadows the outcome of the play. This is because it mentiones that they are dead. It allows you to guess what is going to happen next as both the lovers die and the families end their fued only after their children's death.

Answer 2

The plot is based on the true story of two lovers who lived and died for each other in Verona, Italy in 1303. Shakespeare is credited with discovering this tragic love story in Arthur Brooke's 1562 poem "The Tragical History of Romeo and Juliet."

How did the play Romeo and Juliet end?

At the end of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo rushes to Verona because he fears Juliet is dead. When he reaches her tomb, she is lifeless, and in his despair, he poisons himself. Juliet awakens moments later and, finding Romeo dead, plunges his sword into her chest.

Two unlucky youngsters from these opposed households fall in love and Died. Their untimely deaths effectively ended their parents' enmity.

Therefore Option D is correct as it shows the end of the play.

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