Wednesday, 22 October 2014

What warning does Prince Escalus give the street brawlers in act 1, scene 1, of Romeo and Juliet?

In the
opening scene of the play, a brawl ensues between servants of the Montague and Capulet
households, which disrupts the quiet Verona streets and introduces the audience to the
longstanding family feud. During the melee, members of both households join the fight before
Prince Escalus and his escorts arrive to put an end to the brawl. Once Prince Escalus arrives on
the scene, he severely chastises both households for disturbing the peace three times and
proceeds to issue an edict.declares that if any member of the Montague or Capulet family
disturbs the peace again they will be executed. This decree seems severe but is an appropriate
response to the ongoing violent conflict between both families. Despite issuing the edict,
Prince Escalus allowsto live and banishes him from Verona after he killsin the
streets.

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