Prince Escalus

Also known as: Prince · Family: Verona · Role: prince · First appears: Romeo and Juliet · Act I, Scene I

Life events

• Prince Escalus ends the brawl and threatens death for any further street disturbance.(Romeo and Juliet · Act I, Scene I · 📍 Verona)
  • With: Capulet Montague
  • “If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”
• Prince Escalus summons Capulet and Montague to hear his further judgment.(Romeo and Juliet · Act I, Scene I · 📍 old Free-town)
  • With: Capulet Montague
  • “You, Capulet, shall go along with me, And Montague, come you this afternoon, To know our farther pleasure in this case, To old Free-town, our common judgement-place.”
• The Prince exiles Romeo for killing Tybalt.(Romeo and Juliet · Act III, Scene I)
  • With: Romeo
  • “Immediately we do exile him hence.”

Romeo and Juliet · Act I, Scene I

• with Capulet (ruler and subject) “Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturb’d the quiet of our streets, And made Verona’s ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments, To wield old partisans, in hands as old, Canker’d with peace, to part your canker’d hate.”
• with Montague (ruler and subject) “Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturb’d the quiet of our streets, And made Verona’s ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments, To wield old partisans, in hands as old, Canker’d with peace, to part your canker’d hate.”

Romeo and Juliet · Act III, Scene I

• allies with Mercutio “This gentleman, the Prince’s near ally, My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt”

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