Read the prologue for act ii of william shakespeare's play romeo and juliet: chorus: now old desire doth in his death-bed lie, and young affection gapes to be his heir; that fair for which love groan'd for and would die, with tender juliet match'd, is now not fair. now romeo is beloved and loves again, alike betwitched by the charm of looks, but to his foe supposed he must complain, and she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks: being held a foe, he may not have access to breathe such vows as lovers use to swear; and she as much in love, her means much less to meet her new-beloved any where: but passion lends them power, time means, to meet tempering extremities with extreme sweet. in the previous act, romeo and juliet have fallen in love, even though their families despise one another. based on the excerpt, what are the two main purposes of this prologue? it foreshadows what is yet to happen to the main characters in the play. it creates an ominous mood that hints at the conflicts of the play. it recaps past events that happened in the play or offstage. it describes the setting where the play takes place. it gives instructions about the stage props and the stage layout.

Based on the excerpt from Act II of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, the two main purposes of this prologue, said by chorus, are that it creates an ominous mood that hints at the conflicts of the play (“Tempering extremities with extreme sweet”) and it recaps past events that happened in the play or offstage (Romeo forgot about his previous love, Rosaline, by seeing Juliet; they fall in love).

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel