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

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

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

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

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.

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

What reactions did you have to the prologue?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

What reactions did you have to the prologue?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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