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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Author: Christopher Waugh

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