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Well, the gesture was not exactly a "thumbs-up". He held his hand in that position, all right, but then he flicked his thumbnail against his teeth. ("Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?") The hand position was known as a "fico", which is Italian for fig, and both the hand position and figs have a shape which is lumpy at the bottom with a tall, erect, slightly curved part sticking out of the top, a shape which resembles another part of the male anatomy. The gesture means the same as "flipping the bird" and for the same reason: a fist with the middle finger extended resembles that same male body part.
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Who tried to break up the fight in Romeo and Juliet between abramo and Gregory?
Benvolio
Who got in a fight in act 1 from romeo and Juliet?
Sampson, Gregory, Montague, Benvolio and Tybalt
What causes a fight in the beginning of the story in romeo and Juliet?
As the prologue says, Romeo and Juliet "do with their death bury their parents' strife."
What is the relationship between Gregory and Sampson In Romeo and Juliet?
Gregory and Sampson are servants of the Capulet household in Romeo and Juliet. They are loyal to the Capulet family and take on the role of instigating the feud with the Montagues by picking a fight with their servants. They are shown to be crude, aggressive, and loyal to their masters.
What two fights take place on stage at the beginning of romeo and Juliet?
Sampson and Gregory fight Abraham and Tybalt fights benvolio.
Which two servants of the montagues get involved in the fight?
The two servants of the Montagues who get involved in the fight are Sampson and Gregory. They are loyal to the Montague family and provoke the fight by insulting the Capulets in the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
What families did Sampson and Gregory belong to?
I think he Capulet family. Because they fight Abraham who is a Montague.
What two servants of the Montague's get involved in the fight in Romeo and Juliet?
Sampson and Gregory are the two servants of the Montagues who get involved in the fight in "Romeo and Juliet". They engage in a verbal and physical altercation with Abraham and Balthasar, servants of the Capulets, at the beginning of the play.
Who started the fight in scene 1 act 1 in Romeo and Juliet?
the dog.
What purpose does Gregory, Sampson, Abraham, and balthasar have in the play; Romeo and Juliet?
Balthasar - Romeo's dedicated servant, who brings Romeo the news of Juliet's death, unaware that her death is a ruse. Sampson & Gregory - Two servants of the house of Capulet, who, like their master, hate the Montagues. At the outset of the play, they successfully provoke some Montague men into a fight.
What is the setting of the first fight between the montagues and the capulets in romeo and Juliet?
The first fight between the Montagues and the Capulets in "Romeo and Juliet" occurs in the streets of Verona. The altercation is sparked by the servants of both households, Sampson and Gregory for the Capulets, and Abram and Balthasar for the Montagues. The fight sets the stage for the ongoing feud between the two families that drives much of the conflict in the play.
Romeo and juliet how is gregory and sampson not as tough as they pretend?
When faced with two Montagues, Abram and Balthazar, they back down, but when Tybalt comes along they start the fight because they outnumber the Montagues. They were not tough enough for a fair two-on-two fight. Cowards.
