Wednesday, February 10, 2016

 

ENGLISH - Day 44

 

Pick up exam review sheet.

 

Sign onto Schoology…Take Act 3 quotations test.

 

After quotations test, answer the following 15 questions (on paper):

 

1. What is an allusion? Write one that references a current movie…

2.  For each of the following, write down WHO each is addressed to:

a)          An aside

b)         A soliloquy (think of a solo)

c)          A monologue

3. What is a THEME from Romeo & Juliet that speaks to the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues? In other words, what do we learn about life from the feud between the families?

4. What does Juliet learn about relationships (from the beginning to the tragic end) that would qualify her as a DYNAMIC character?

5. Which characters from Romeo & Juliet do each of the underlined words refer to? (pg. 843)

“Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie.  And young affection gapes to be his heir.” 

6. When do characters speak in RHYME in Romeo and Juliet?

7. When do characters speak in PROSE/PARAGRAPHS?

8. What can we INFER about Juliet’s declaration: “Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”

9. Which ONE of the following is the best proof that Juliet is a dynamic character? She…

       A)      is determined to be with Romeo

       B)      is extremely confused over what she desires and what others expect

       C)      falls in love with Romeo at first sight

       D)      breaks from her parents’ authority

10. Which of the following is not true about puns—

       A)      can have many possible spellings

       B)      can represent different parts of speech

       C)      often have double meanings

       D)      can be translated into other languages

11. Which example below uses personification? What is your PROOF?

       A)      “Here, here will I remain / With worms that are thy chambermaids;”

       B)      “O, much I fear some ill unthrifty thing.”

       C)      “O comfortable friar! Where is my lord?”

       D)      “Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew”

12. The key characteristic of tragic heroes like Romeo and Juliet is that they have—

       A)      romantic notions about how the world works

       B)      larger-than-life personalities

       C)      unhappy childhoods and difficult families

       D)      personal failings that lead to their downfall

 

13. Name a word that is a synonym for the word prologue.

14. The central conflict in Romeo and Juliet is between whom?

15. A long speech given when a character is alone on stage is called a/an     

 

BEGIN open-book Act 3 questions on Schoology

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

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