Question

What is the meaning of the following line from the Prologue?

Two households, both alike in dignity

Two people who truly hated each other
Two families of equal status in society
Two attractively designed buildings in town
Two ways to be dignified during this time

Answer 1

@whpalmer4
@annas
@amistre64

Answer 2

What is a household?

What is dignity?

Answer 3

families..
respect..

Answer 4

I was leaning into B.

Answer 5

or A..

Answer 6

Two people who truly hated each other? That doesn't sound like two households, both alike in dignity.

Two families of equal status in society sounds much more reasonable.

Answer 7

So B Correct?
I have two more questions if you dont mind..

Answer 8

C and D make less sense than B, and we've ruled out A.

What are your other questions?

Answer 9

The words from the Prologue in bold refer to whom?

Bold: From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;

The children of the feuding families
The leaders of the feuding families
The neighbors of the feuding families
The daughters of the feuding families

Answer 10

@whpalmer4

Answer 11

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes" is the entire portion in bold?

Answer 12

Yes.

Answer 13

I think its A cause i researched it and it said
"“Loins” refers to the genitalia of Romeo and Juliet’s parents. We still use the phrase “the fruit of one’s loins” to mean “children” today."

Answer 14

But the people referenced in bold are the ones who possess the loins, don't you think?

Answer 15

are Romeo and Juliet the foes, or their parents?

Answer 16

I'm guessing their parents.
Kinda leaning to A.

Answer 17

if their parents, then A isn't correct, is it?

Answer 18

by their fueding families..
I think thats the only one that sounds right..

Answer 19

which one are you leaning into? @whpalmer4

Answer 20

The foes are the parents of Romeo and Juliet. They are the ones being referred to in the bold section.

Answer 21

The leaders?

Answer 22

@whpalmer4

Answer 23

Did you read the play? :-)

Perhaps reading this will clear it up: http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/summary.html

Answer 24

So the answer is?

Answer 25

@whpalmer4

Answer 26

Come on, I've given you enough information to be able to figure it out...the purpose of OpenStudy isn't to simply supply you with answers.

Answer 27

A.

Answer 28

For my recent question?
@amypperson

Answer 29

The children of the feuding families