English resources/Romeo and Juliet/Act 1, Scene 1
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1
Servants from the two families start a street fight. The Prince stops it and says the next fight means death.
Romeo and Juliet has 24 scenes in 5 acts, and Act 1 has 5 of them. Act 1, Scene 1 comes after Prologue and before Act 1, Scene 2. The 2 key lines here come from Abraham and Tybalt.
This scene in five words
StreetfightPrincethreatensdeath
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The quotes
2 big quotes in this scene.
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
Abraham · Act 1, Scene 1 · hate · youth
A rude gesture starts a street fight. The hate is so old it runs on nothing.
I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee
Tybalt · Act 1, Scene 1 · hate
Tybalt hates peace as much as he hates Montagues. He is the feud in one person.
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