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Exit. Romeo & Juliet: Act 1, Scene 1. The Chorus explains how an ancient family feud in Verona has sparked up again, and what tragic consequences it will have for a pair of lovers.
- Act 1, Scene 1
Here were the servants of your adversary, And yours, close...
- Act 1, Scene 1
- 10The Meermin Slave Mutiny
- 9The Mutiny on The Potemkin
- 8The Mutiny on HMS Hermione
- 7The Salerno Mutiny
- 6The Revolt of The Whip
- 5The Columbia Eagle Incident
- 4The Chilean Naval Mutiny
- 3full Means No. 2
- 2The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
- 1The Mutinies of The Chinese Slave Trade
In January 1766, a Dutch East India Company ship called the Meermin left Madagascar carrying 147 slaves. The conditions were cramped, and the captain was concerned his cargo might not survive the journey, so he allowed some of the slaves on deck. One of the senior officers decided to take advantage of the opportunity and asked five of the slaves to...
The mutiny on the Russian battleship Potemkin in 1905 is perhaps the only one in history to have been triggered by a dispute over soup. On June 14, meat being used to create borscht for the crew was found to be riddled with maggots. The ship’s doctor said they were only flies’ eggs and that there really wasn’t a problem. The crew disagreed and sent...
One of the most violent mutinies in British naval history took place on the frigate HMS Hermionein 1797. The ship patrolled the seas of the West Indies, captained by Hugh Pigot. He was cruel and violent, renowned for lashing his crew members for minor slights. The mutiny was dramatic but not surprising. One night during a storm, the ship’s crew wer...
The biggest wartime mutiny in the history of Britain’s armed forces occurred in September 1943. The men were mostly veteransof the 51st Highland Division and the 50th Northumbrian Division who had been injured or became ill in the North African campaign. They had built up a massive sense of loyalty to their divisions and were told they were to be r...
In 1910, the Brazilian warship Minas Geraes was the most powerful in the world. It had been built in the northeast of England, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding regions at the time. The Brazilian navy sent crews to Englandto learn how to sail the vessel and then to bring it home. Many of the crewmen were black, and they weren’t treated well. ...
During the Vietnam War, the US contracted several hundred privately owned ships to deliver supplies across the Pacific. One of these was the SS Columbia Eagle, which left California on February 20, 1970 to deliver 4,500 tons of napalm to Thailand. On March 14, it became the first US ship to be mutinied since 1842. Two of the crew members walked int...
In 1931, Chile was in financial crisis. In July, the president was ousted from office. Shortly afterward, a caretaker finance minister announced pay cuts for the armed forces of 12–30 percent. On August 31, many Chilean seamen wished to protest the cuts. Alberto Horven, captain of the navy flagship Almirante Latorre, was underwhelmed. He called rep...
In March 2002, a Taiwanese fishing vessel called Full Means No. 2 was working in the Pacific when it was mutinied by its chef, Lei Shi. The young cook had gotten into an argument with the captain and demanded they return to China. When the captain refused, Shi stabbed himand then attacked the first officer. He threw the captain’s body overboard, bu...
Perhaps the largest in history, the mutiny of the Royal Indian Navy in 1946 involved over 20,000 sailors across 78 ships and 20 bases on land. It was inspired by a combination of poor conditions, particularly around food, and growing opposition to British rule. It began on February 18 and had reached its full glory within 24 hours, led by a signale...
When the African slave trade began to die off in the middle of the 19th century, a replacement was set up. The shipping of “coolies” was a way of importing cheap laborers, mainly from China, but the way they ended up on ships and the inhumane conditions they were forced to endure during transportation did nothing to differentiate it from the Africa...
Act, Scene, Line (Click to see in context) Speech text: 1. Prologue,1,1 (beginning of scene) Chorus. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
In the play's prologue, the audience are told that "Two households . . . From ancient grudge break to new mutiny." The phrase "ancient grudge" implies that these two families, or "households ...
Summary of the Act I Prologue. In the ‘Act I Prologue’ by William Shakespeare the chorus provides the reader with information about the setting, the “Two households” that the play hinges around and the “new mutiny” that stimulates the action. The prologue alludes to the end of the play in which both Romeo and Juliet lost their lives.
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- October 9, 1995
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Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, This line features a couple of Shakespeare favorites: the trochaic inversion at the beginning of the line and the feminine ending. Romeo will compare Juliet's eyes to the stars, a familiar trope that has been passed off ever since as original by teen boys the world over.
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Jul 31, 2015 · Entire Play The prologue of Romeo and Juliet calls the title characters “star-crossed lovers”—and the stars do seem to conspire against these young lovers.Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet. Their families are enmeshed in a feud, but the moment they meet—when Romeo and his friends attend a party at Juliet’s house in disguise—the two fall in love and quickly decide that they ...
