Prologue in Romeo and Juliet | ScrollLit Study Guide

Summary

The Chorus introduces Verona, where two respected families are trapped in an “ancient grudge”. It reveals that two “star-cross’d lovers” will emerge from these rival homes, and that their painful story will finally end the families’ bitter conflict.

Key Events

The Chorus introduces two equally respected households in Verona whose “ancient grudge” erupts into renewed public conflict.
The Chorus reveals that two “star-cross’d lovers” from the rival families take their lives after a disastrous course of love.
The Chorus explains that the lovers’ deaths finally end their parents’ feud, while the play will recount their “death-mark’d love.”}],