What is the exposition of romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

The prolouge

"Two households both alike in dignity

in fair Verona where we lay our scene

from ancient grudge break to new mutiny

where civil blood makes civil hands unclean

from forth the fatal loins of these two foes

a pair of star- crossed loves take their life

whos misadventured and piteous overthrows

doth with their death bury their parents strife

the fatal passage of their death marked love

and the continuence of their parents rage

whice but their childrens end naught could remove

is now the two hours traffic of our stage

the which if you with patient ears attend

what hear shall miss our toil shall strive to mend."

Answer 2

The exposition of "Romeo and Juliet" introduces the feud between the Montague and Capulet families in Verona and sets the stage for the tragic love story between Romeo and Juliet. It establishes the conflict that drives the story forward and introduces key characters such as Romeo, Juliet, and their families.

Answer 3

When Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, he didn't mean it to be a book. He wrote it so that it could be acted on stage by actors. When the play starts, an actor comes on stage and says:

"Two households, both alike in dignity,

In fair Verona where we lay our scene,

From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes

A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life

Whose misadventured piteous o'erthrows

Do with their deaths bury their parents strife.

The fearful passage of their death-marked love

And the continuance of their parents' rage

Which but their children's end, naught could remove

Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage.

The which if you with patient ears attend

What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend."

If that is the "short story" you are talking about, it is really by Shakespeare and it is really part of the play, but it is not a short story. It is a poem, and in fact a special kind of fourteen-line poem called a Sonnet. Nor does it really tell the story so much as to set the scene and give a general idea of what is going to happen (only slightly more than the title of the play does). This kind of introduction to a play is called a Prologue.

If you meant something different, then it is not by Shakespeare. When Shakespeare's plays were printed in book form, sometimes people would add extra stuff at the beginning. It's different extra stuff with each different edition, so I don't know what your edition might have.

Answer 4

It depends on who is telling it. If it is Shakespeare, it begins with someone telling us that the story takes place in Verona and that there are two feuding families.

Answer 5

they die. she got aids.