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1)When I read the prologue, I was surprised when I heard that Romeo and Juliet die in the book. I have never read this book before but have heard of it and never expected them to die. I was also shocked to find out despite the two families having and ancient grudge for each other, Romeo and Juliet were still together.

2)The effect of learning the outcome of the play from the beginning is that the reader can know what to expect from the play or story. Although it is a bit of a spoiler of what will happen, I think it can be helpful for people to have some general knowledge and understanding for the play of story.

3)I expect the play and characters to be very dramatic including death, violence, and romance but also with some sad parts.

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1. My reaction to the prologue was shocking because I have never read Romeo and Juliet all I know about it is how it is a love story. The prologue introduced me to some background information about the differences of the two star-crossed lovers. Also, it shared information that kinda spoiled the story which normally play and books don’t do.

2. The effect is that you know the ending of the play and can assume what is going to happen. It ruins the point of being on your toes about what will happen next.

3. I expect that the two star-crossed lovers will misadventure through different struggles and their love will be doomed.

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1. I was surprised by the constant mention of death, toil, and strife, because I had the impression that the play wound mainly be about the love that Romeo and Juliet share.

2. Knowing that Romeo and Juliet will eventually die makes you be more aware of the plot structure and every event leading up to this tragic moment.

3. I expect that Romeo and Juliet's parents will constantly fight as Romeo and Juliet try to stop them, but fail.

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1. I thought this prologue did a very good job of explaining the upcoming story. The prologue also did a good job of rhyming and going together.

2. You can try to figure out what is going to happen in the play based on the evidence you can gather from the prologue.

3. I expect the actors in the play to do a good job in their role, and say a lot of thy sounding words.

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1) My reaction to the prologue is that it is a tragic love story. There are two “star crossed lovers” whose families hate each other.

2) The effect of learning the outcome of the play from the beginning is that I will be able to better understand what is happening in the play.

3) My expectation for the play is that there will be two lovers who can’t be together. It will be dramatic and a tragedy.

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1. The introduction would be very fitting as a song-type introduction and I thought it was pleasant to read, almost like a fairytale or a story. I liked it.

2. The effect of learning the outcome in the beginning is so you get more out of the play when you read through it and have some idea of how things are supposed to go. It really provides the reader with a sense of knowing what he/she is getting into.

3. I expect the play to be dramatic, very detailed, and well portrayed through the words of Shakespeare and I would expect it to use complex language like he uses in all his works. With this kind of introduction, I would expect the characters to be very emotional, dramatic, and passionate about the roles they play in their lives.

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1. After reading the prologue I am interested to learn about how Romeo and Juliet were shown hatred. Why were their parents even mad about this in the first place? I feel this prologue did a great job of telling me what to expect of the story.

2. Knowing how the play will end will affect how I understand and interpret the story. I will be connecting the points to what leads up to the outcome instead of trying to figure out what the outcome is.

3. I expect this play to have much detail in every single line, and I am expecting a very intense and tragic story based off of reading the prologue.

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1: My reactions of the prologue was that it was hard to understand at first but once my table talked about it, it became more clear. I also think the prologue gave enough information to be intrigued but not too much to give the story away.

2: The effect of learning the outcome of the play in the beginning is not being so shocked at the end. But also when the ending happens it doesn’t make you upset, because you already expected it to happen.

3: My expectations for the play is it’s going to be dramatic, heartbreaking, and very difficult to understand at times. My expectations for the characters are they’re going to rich, have a lot of hatred, and they are going to unite because of their children’s deaths.

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1.) What reactions do you have about the prologue? the prologue makes me excited to read the play, it makes me intrigued to move along. It definitely sets the tone and makes sure thatI understand what I will be reading about.

2.)What is the effect of learning the outcome of the play from the beginning? Learning the outcome of the play basically sets up the reader/audience on what to look for in the midst of the play, what to really keep in mind going along. It also acts as a sort of hook for the reader, because like I said above it got me intrigued into the play, and wanting to reader further on.

3.)What expectations do you have for the play and its characters based off of what you have read? I expect this play or have many different aspects to it and many different genres, though I think it is mainly seen as a tragedy. I also expect it to be a very entertaining and fun play to read. I can definitely appreciate a good work when I see one, and this fits the bill perfectly for me!

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1) I thought that it was surprising that the parents were so mad that they loved each other to where the two lovers killed each other. I thought that it was also very dramatic and theatrical how they worded this and how they portrayed this prologue as well.

2) Knowing how the play is going to end makes me think why it ended the way it did and why they couldn’t have done anything to change the ending.

3) I expect it to be confusing to read but also makes me want to know how it plays out to have the certain outcomes that it has.

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1. My reaction to the prologue is that it taught me a lot about the story and made what I am going to read more clear to me. For example, I did not know that Romeo and Juliet died.

2. Knowing how the story ends affects how I read it because instead of wondering what will happen, I’ll already know. this will lead to me asking questions about things such as, why did they die instead of asking questions such as how does the story end.

3. I expect this play to be based on two lovers who love each other illegally. Since they love each other so much they decide to die to show their parents who made it illegal that if they can’t be together, then their parents can’t have them.

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1. What reactions did you have to the prologue?

My reaction to the prologue was that it seems very interesting. Up to this point, I have never heard or read anything about Romeo and Juliet. This is the first time seeing what the play will be about. I seems adventurous but also sad. This is because we see that these two families hate each other but mend once Romeo and Juliet die.

2. What is the effect of learning the outcome of the play from the beginning?

The effect is that it tells us what we can expect and what we can look for when watching/reading. Telling us the outcome gives us an understanding of what is happening and what we can expect.

3. What expectations do you have for the play and its characters based on what you have read?

Based on what I have read, I am very intrigued to read it. It seems very interesting with a cool plot. This is my first time reading a play do I have high expectations when reading this. I love reading books in the tragedy section and will enjoy reading g this one as well.

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1. The reaction that I had to the prologue was that Romeo and Juliet are in love with each other. Based off the “star crossed lovers” you know they are in love. I also thought this is sad. I thought it was sad because romeo and Juliet are in love with each other but their parents can’t stand each other and have so much anger with each other it can only be resolved by death which is quite sad.

2. The effect of learning the outcomes before the play helps foreshadow what is going to happen and keeps you on edge. It makes the story a little more exciting.

3. My expectations are for the two to fall in love but one dies or gets severely ill. I know the summary of Romeo and Juliet and I’m just hoping/expecting for them to get married and see how this undercover love really works.

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Reaction to the R&J Prologue by Ian Brown

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1. My reaction to the prologue is this is going to be an epic story of two lovers who are trying to escape the family’s feud.

2. The effects of know the outcome from the beginning is you can understand the major events to the end of the story and have a better grasp of what you are reading.

3. I am expecting a story full of love and hate. I also will be expecting 2 lovers and 2 families who hate each other.

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I think this is going to be a very poetic and drama filled play. It will involve lots of heavy emotions like, death, love, hatred. I was surprised by how deep the backstory of such an iconic play is. I think learning the outcome before the play helps the audience, or readers, have a better understanding of the character’s actions and motives. It also eliminates the element of surprise, instead of everyone being surprised about the deaths, they tell them first thing to get them ready for it. My expectations are pretty high, considering this is a Shakespeare play and very popular, I think this will be a very well thought out plot and will make sense.

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1. My reaction to the prologue was that it was very interesting because I’ve never read I dramatic romance.

2. The effect it gave me was that I was more informed on how the read the story and it was less confusing and easier to understand.

3. My expectations for them are for the characters after reading the prologue is that they get married and stay together for a long time because they are trying so hard to be together in family that are enemies.

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1. The reaction I had to the prologue was mostly indifferent in the sense that I already knew the plot of the play.

2. The effect of learning the outcome of the play from the beginning is questioning how the characters got from the point A we see to the point B we know exists.

3. I expect the play and its characters to be focused on forbidden romance, as that is what the prologue implies, as while as how that romance ends up being their demise.

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1.) The main emotion I felt was interest when reading the prologue. I am interested to learn more about the strife between two families and the romance that unfolds from each of those families. I was also shocked to learn when the prologue said that the two characters did in the end.

2.) I think knowing this information allows us to be able to analyze some possible foreshadowing the future since we know the major plot ending.

3.) I’m expecting a major conflict between these two families. I’m interested to see why these two families are in conflict; maybe due to politics or wealth. I’m also expecting some kind of major civil unrest between these families. Maybe some kind of bloody civil war.

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1. My reaction to the prologue was that it surprised me. When I think of Romeo and Juliet I think of a happy story. The prologue suggests that that is not the case. There is going to be a lot of death and violence in the story as well.

2. The effect that knowing the plays out come is it makes it less surprising. You now know already that there will be 2 lovers who try and overcome their parents anger. It also makes the play more dramatic when something happens that you don’t expect.

3. I expect that the characters in the play will be very violent and anger filled. I feel as if the story will contain death and blood throughout. I also can expect that there will be 2 people who are lovers.

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1. I thought the prologue was incredibly action packed for only 14 lines. It brings a lot to the story through the two sides hatred and passion.

2. Personally, I think it brings pieces of the play together but the reader gets to put the rest of the puzzle together throughout reading the story.

3. I expect this play to be incredibly fun to read due to the suspense it will give as well as the violence and hatred between the two apposing sides and it’s characters.

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1. What reactions did you have to the prologue?

The reactions I had to the prologue was definitely surprising.

1. What is the effect of learning the outcome of the play from the beginning?

The effect is that now I know what will happen during the play.

1. What expectations do you have for the play and its characters based on what you have read?

I expect it to be a tragedy and the characters would probably be portrayed as vengeful

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1. I was immediately intrigued reading the prologue, with such an interesting premise of two lovers whose families don’t let them be together.

2. Knowing the outcome of the play actually made the tragedy more tragic. With the knowledge that both Romeo and Juliet die at the end, you go through the story knowing that they can never be together.

3. I expect the story to be multi-layered and somewhat complex, given that it is a love story.

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1) I thought it some of the lines were a little confusing at first, but when Mrs. Schafer guided us on it I began to understand it. The other lines I understand and got on my own.

2) It can prepare us for what will happen and you can understand what happens and try to focus on the meaning of the events in the play.

3) I think it will be a happy play, but it will end up being very dark and sad near the end.

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1. My reaction was that I was surprised because I know the story of Romeo and Juliet but I didn’t know that the families mended their ancient grudge after their deaths

2. If you know the outcome of the story you know what to expect and you can easily know what to focus on when watching the performance

3. I know that the story is going to be a bout rich fighting families and two “enemies”/star crossed lovers falling in love.