1. Romeo and Juliet
Prologue and ACT I

2. Prologue and ACT I
In the prologue, the chorus primarily functions as a narrator, describing Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers”.
In Act I, scene i, Romeo is struggling with a specific grievance:
He is in love with Rosaline, who does not return his love.

3. “Loving Hate” What does Shakespeare mean by “loving hate”?
What literary device is this?
Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction 
Shakespeare presents both families:
Montagues and Capulets
What separates the two families?
Is there “loving hate”?

4. ACT I (continued)
Romeo goes to the Capulet’s ball. He read an illiterate servant their invitation and “crashed” the ball.
He quickly has eyes for Juliet.
Juliet, a Capulet, is 13.
Throughout ACT I there is comic relief in this Shakespearean drama. Two characters provide comic relief: Mercucio and Nurse

5. Line-by-line What does Lady Capulet mean by the following line?
“By my count, I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid.”
She means that she was Juliet’s age when she became Juliet’s mother.
To whom is Lady Capulet referring when she says this line?
“Verona’s summer hath not such a flower.”
Paris