Tuesday, January 26, 2016

What are the main ideas presented in the prologue in Act II?

As I have told the theatre four class when we studied
Romeo and Juliet (again) “Back in Shakespear’s time, they went to the theatre all the
time-well, as much as they could- so, they knew the play by heart, so, they didn’t have
to have a “SPOILER ALERT!!!” because they knew the story all
ready.”


So, the common people as well as the royals had
been to the theatre and probably saw the same play; six, seven times a month. If money
would allow them.


With Love and
Care,


Alice.

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