Romeo and juliet scene one

1.how does the play's first scene illustrate the "ancient grudge" mentioned by the chorus?

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2. what do we learn about romeo in the first scene before he actually appears in the play?

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3. what is the primary cause of romeo's sadness about rosaline?

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4. how does juliet's father respond to paris's desire to marry his daughter?

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5. what is benvolio's suggestion to romeo about how to get over rosaline, and what is romeo's response?

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6.in act i, scene 3, juliet's mother asks juliet how she feels about marriage.

what is juliet's response?

how does the nurse misunderstand her answer?

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7. in act i, scene 4, how does romeo use a pun to explain his decision not to dance at the party?

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8. after romeo tells his friends about a troubling dream he had, how does mercutio respond?

what is mercutio's opinion of dreams?

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9. why is it ironic that romeo compares juliet to "a snowy dove trooping with cows" when he first sees her at the party?

what previous statement in scene 2 does this line recall?

10. at the end of act i, why does romeo ask her nurse about many other men before she asks about romeo?