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Shakespeare weakened his play by revealing its ending in the Act Prologue?
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No! He captivated the audience by telling them what will happen so that the viewers would feel more passionate about the story.
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Why were some of shaksperes plays discribed as tragedies?
In Greek plays, a happy ending is a comedy and a sad ending is a tragedy. That is the way Shakespeare's plays were categorized.
How is Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet inaccurate to Shakespeare's play?
It is inaccurate to Shakespeare's play because the ending scene where romeo dies in inaccurate and the setting is in a morder time era in Los angelies where as Shakespeare's is in old days
Why does the prologue in romeo and Juliet tell the ending of the play?
The audience would find it easier to follow the action if they had an outline of the plot. It's sort of like program notes, except out loud.
How many sonnets are in Shakespeare famous sonnet series?
There are at least three sonnets in Romeo and Juliet. The prologue to Act One is a sonnet, as is the prologue to Act Two. Romeo and Juliet also create a unique two person sonnet in Act One, Scene Five starting where Romeo says "If I profane with my unworthiest hand" (Romeo 1.5.91) and ending with "Then move not while my prayer's effect I take" (Romeo 1.5.104).
Why does shakespeare tell us the ending before the play begins?
Everyone knows that Romeo and Juliet fall in love and can't make it work because of family conflict. And everyone knows that these "star-crossed" lovers tragically take their own lives when a series of mishaps fate them to be apart. What's the point?Since the ending of Romeo and Juliet is not in question, reading the play is not merely about getting to the final scene. The familiar plot is not the issue; rather, the point is to understand the culmination of events, climactic moments, extenuating circumstances and character motivations that lead to the inevitable tragedy. It's the journey that counts, not just the destination.
What does the prologue say ends with rage between two families of Verona?
The prologue of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" states that the story ultimately results in the tragic ending of two families in Verona, the Capulets and the Montagues, consumed by their longstanding feud.
Do you lile the ending of story The Valiant Taylor reason?
No, I don't like the end of the story "The Valiant Taylor" because the ending is detailed in the prologue.
Do you like the ending of story The Valiant Taylor reason?
No, I did like the ending of the story "The Valiant Taylor" because I exactly knew how it would end after reading the prologue.
Which phrase from the prologue gives a clue that the play will have a sad ending?
The phrase "star-crossed lovers" in the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" gives a clue that the play will have a sad ending because it suggests that their fates are predetermined and doomed by the stars.
Does All's Well That Ends Well by shakespeare have a happy ending?
yes
What is another word for prologue?
Well, I'm not sure that there is an exact antonym. Epilogue is close though. An epilogue comes at the end of a book, like the prologue comes at the beginning.
Did Shakespeare's play The Tempest have a happily ever after ending?
Pretty much, yes.
Why were some of shaksperes plays discribed as tragedies?
In Greek plays, a happy ending is a comedy and a sad ending is a tragedy. That is the way Shakespeare's plays were categorized.
What exposition is in Romeo and Juliet?
If an exposition is the setting out of the context from which a plot or argument is to be developed, the prologue to Romeo and Juliet is such an exposition. In fact, the prologue sets out the entire plot of the play, including the ending. This would not have been much of a spoiler as all tragedies ended with everyone getting dead.when he kisses her.
In one of his works Shakespeare describes a horse who is perfect in every way ending with?
Venus and Adonis
How is Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet inaccurate to Shakespeare's play?
It is inaccurate to Shakespeare's play because the ending scene where romeo dies in inaccurate and the setting is in a morder time era in Los angelies where as Shakespeare's is in old days
Who reproduced King Lear with comic ending?
Nahum Tate is the playwright who famously adapted Shakespeare's "King Lear" to have a happy ending, incorporating a comic resolution where Lear survives and Cordelia marries Edgar. This version, first performed in 1681, was popular for many years and overshadowed Shakespeare's original tragic ending.
