Homework: Scene Summary of Act 2, Scene 3
Oct15

Homework: Scene Summary of Act 2, Scene 3

Your homework tonight is to complete your scene summary of the above named scene and copy and translate the following quotations: Friar Lawrence: But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households’ rancour to pure love. Friar Lawrence: Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence and medicine power: For this,...

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Homework: Act 1, Scene 5
Oct09

Homework: Act 1, Scene 5

Your homework is to complete your scene summaries for all of Act 1. This is due Friday 10 October.

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Homework: Complete Metaphor Analysis
Oct06

Homework: Complete Metaphor Analysis

 Due on Wednesday 8 October, your task is to “fly solo” on an analytical paragraph, based around Shakespeare’s use of metaphors. This paragraph will be eligible to unlock the Stage 3 “Figure it Out” achievement. If you’re still struggling to grasp the idea of metaphor, I encourage you to review the class presentation here This is the passage you must refer to: MERCUTIO      True, I talk of dreams,...

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Fate, Free Will and Figurative Language
Oct02

Fate, Free Will and Figurative Language

Today we explored some of Shakespeare’s very deliberate use of metaphor in Act 1, Scene 4. The resolution of this work was for the students to attempt writing a paragraph explaining the reference to the action of fate in one of Romeo’s statements. This should be completed for homework.

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Romeo and Juliet: Analysis of the Prologue
Sep12

Romeo and Juliet: Analysis of the Prologue

Today we’re pulling all the analysis of the meaning and metre of the Prologue together by writing a paragraph explaining what impact Shakespeare’s language choices have on us as audience members, hearing the prologue for the first time. Attached is the worksheet from today that contains some useful support material: useful terms and some sentence starters. Download (PDF,...

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