Question

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

Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife

Answer 1

Please do not copy-paste my response.

For context, this is from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue gives an overview of what happens in the play so the audience knows what to expect, in a general sense.

"Whose misadventued piteous overthrows"
This is a little hard to understand in modern English, but think about "misadventured" in terms of the "misadventures" that Romeo and Juliet will experience in the play. "Piteous" ---> evoking pity.

"Do with their death bury their parents' strife"
This one is much easier to understand. "With their death" ---> Romeo and Juliet will die
"Bury their parents' strige" ---> End the conflict between their parents, the two feuding families

Reference: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Romeo-and-Juliet-Prologue-Analysis-Line-by-Line

Answer 2

Well, I just looked up this question and apparently there are answer choices:

When the lovers died, the feud came to an end.

When people died in battles, the city was destroyed.

When the families met, they forgave each other.

When the Prince created a law, the feud ended.

But anyway, what I said still applies