Prompt A: Summary
Count Paris approaches Lord Capulet and expresses his eagerness to marry Juliet, his daughter. Lord Capulet thinks that Juliet is too young to marry, but knows that the time is right, so he throws a dinner party in order to find her a husband. He hands a guest list to his servant, ordering him to invite all the people named. However, the servant never learned to read, so when he bumps into Romeo and Benvolio, he asks them to decipher the list. For their trouble, the servant invites the two men, thinking that they are not of the house of Montague. Romeo realizes that the girl he loves will be present at the ball, so he decides to attend.
Prompt B: Theme
The road to love is a series of coincidences.
Prompt C: Questions
Romeo - Why are you so obsessed with Rosaline? Were you planning on marrying her before you were rejected? Lord Capulet - Do you approve of Paris? Paris - Why do you want to marry Juliet? Did you meet her before you decided to marry her? Benvolio - Why do you want to attend the Capulet's party? Rosaline - What were your reasons for spurning Romeo's advances?
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