Thursday, April 3, 2014

Identify the aristocratic and common people in Acts I and II, based on whether or not they speak in blank verse.

Aristocrats:
Benvolio, Tybalt, Lord & Lady Capulet, Prince, Lord & Lady Montague, Romeo, Paris, Mercutio, Juliet, Chorus, Friar Lawrence.



Commoners:
Gregory, Sampson, Abraham, Officer, Servant, Nurse, Peter.



Some characters speak both in prose and verse (Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Benvolio)

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