Introduction

What did you notice about the prologue? Did the way it appeared on the page look familiar? Did you recognize things that you've seen before? In the previous module, you learned about sonnets and rhythm. In fact, Shakespeare hides many sonnets through the course of the play. If you spot a sonnet, it's often a clue that the words in it are very important! Look again at the sonnet Shakespeare uses to begin Romeo and Juliet.

Notice:

• The prologue that begins the play is 14 lines.

• The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg.

• The rhythm is iambic pentameter:

This Shakespeare fellow is pretty clever!

Instructions

In the following exercise, match the lines from the prologue to the statements that they support to see how well you have understood the prologue.

STILL NEED MATCHING EXERCISE