He can't read it, being illiterate.
The Capulet's servant. He was given the list of people who are invited to the Capulet's party and to tell them, but he couldn't read so he asked Romeo.
The servant in Act 1 Scene 2 is not identified as Peter, and may in fact be another servant. The servant in Act 1 Scene 2 is illiterate and has been given something to read.
A servant of Capulet informs Romeo by handing him a paper that tells of the ball and invites him along. Benvolio then persuades Romeo to go along and compare Rosalines face to others to prove thy swan a crow. Answer from: http://www.william-shakespeare.info/act1-script-text-romeo-and-juliet.htm
The illiterate servant in Act 1 may indeed be the same person as Peter in Act 2 or at the end of Act 4, although the texts do not give his name. The illiterate servant is illiterate and has to deliver a notice to everyone on a written list which Capulet has given him. Clearly he needs help from someone who can read, and Romeo and Benvolio appear to fit the bill, and do.
Capulet Prince Capulet in play, in school books just written as Capulet:
The Capulet's servant. He was given the list of people who are invited to the Capulet's party and to tell them, but he couldn't read so he asked Romeo.
The servant in Act 1 Scene 2 is not identified as Peter, and may in fact be another servant. The servant in Act 1 Scene 2 is illiterate and has been given something to read.
The servant in Act 1 Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has been given a list of people to invite to Capulet's "old accustomed feast". Unfortunately he cannot read, and so does not know who to deliver the invitations to. He asks Romeo to read it for him, and thus Romeo finds out that Rosaline is invited to the party. This makes him want to crash it.
The servant is given a list of the people he is to invite to the party. Unfortunately he cannot read. He therefore asks Romeo to read the list to him. Thus Romeo finds out that Rosaline is going to be invited to the party.
A servant of Capulet informs Romeo by handing him a paper that tells of the ball and invites him along. Benvolio then persuades Romeo to go along and compare Rosalines face to others to prove thy swan a crow. Answer from: http://www.william-shakespeare.info/act1-script-text-romeo-and-juliet.htm
He'd kill them if given the motive.
The illiterate servant in Act 1 may indeed be the same person as Peter in Act 2 or at the end of Act 4, although the texts do not give his name. The illiterate servant is illiterate and has to deliver a notice to everyone on a written list which Capulet has given him. Clearly he needs help from someone who can read, and Romeo and Benvolio appear to fit the bill, and do.
The illiterate servant in Act 1 may indeed be the same person as Peter in Act 2 or at the end of Act 4, although the texts do not give his name. The illiterate servant is illiterate and has to deliver a notice to everyone on a written list which Capulet has given him. Clearly he needs help from someone who can read, and Romeo and Benvolio appear to fit the bill, and do.
Capulet Prince Capulet in play, in school books just written as Capulet:
Once the servant worked for the full length of their contract.
Once the servant worked for the full length of their contract.
No, they are there as your guests and friends. They have probably already given you wedding gifts, and it would be very rude to charge them for anything.