Before reading An Ancient Enmity - Chapter 1 a. Who were they? .............................................. b. Were they English? .............................................. c. Where did they live? .............................................. d. Why are they remembered? .............................................. e. What do they symbolize? .............................................. 1 What do you know about Romeo and Juliet? Answer the following questions as well as you can. a. Do you think the story takes place in the 20th century? .............................................. b. What social class do the people belong to? .............................................. c. Is the man on horseback a soldier or a Prince? .............................................. 2 Look at the picture on page 9 and answer the questions. 3 Match each of the words below to its synonym given in scrambled order. 1. quarrel .................. a. decision 2. to joke .................. b. to detest 3. fight .................. c. opponent 4. to shut .................. d. to have fun 5. to hate .................. e. to close 6. enemy .................. f. conflict 7. resolution .................. g. controversy