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Romeo & Juliet begins with a Prologue — which is really a simple summary of the entire play.  Here’s the Prologue: r-prologue.  As we discussed in class, the Prologue is recited by the “chorus” to help explain what is about to occur.  Your homework is to complete the worksheet we began in class and then to create your own unique Prologue translation.  Be creative!!  You can use slang or rhyme.  You can write it as a poem (minimum of 10 lines) or as a long paragraph (minimum of 10 sentences).  You just need to make sure you give us (the audience) the same information that was given in Shakespeare’s original Prologue.  Here’s the worksheet with the translation instructions:  rjhw1prologue