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How do Mercutio and the Nurse act as comic relief in the play Romeo and Juliet? |
Mercutio: tells jokes, overacts, and displays off color humor Nurse: exaggerates and teases |
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What famous simile or metaphor does Romeo use to describe Juliet? What is his meaning? What is her reaction? |
"It is the east and Juliet is the sun," Romeo means Juliet is beautiful and she lights up the room. Romeo also swears on the moon and Juliet says not to because the moon changes. |
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What purpose does an aside play in a drama? |
It shows character development and keeps the plot moving, you can see what the character is thinking or feeling |
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How does the play Romeo and Juliet fit the defenition of a tragedy? |
Death and forbidden marriage |
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How does the play a Midsummer's Night Dream fit the definition of comedy? What technique is used to create comedy? |
It is a comedy because everyone is falling in love with the wrong person. the techniques are fantasy/reality, misubderstanding ends in marriage, love, and friendships |
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How do the duel worlds of A Midsummer's Night Dream complement each other? |
Falling in love with different people, potion, and jealousy |
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Create a venn diagram to show at least three comparisons and contrast between Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer's Night Dream? |
Romeo and Juliet: tragedy, Italy, and reality A Midsummer's Night Dream: comedy, Greece, fantasy/reality Both: marriages |
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How is characterization different in drama versus prose? |
Prose: You can see their personality more and see their feelings and what they are thinking Drama: you can only see their actions |
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How does the choice of narrator in To Kill A Mockingbird impact the telling of the story? How would it be different if an adult was the narrator? |
With a kid you get more honesty and you can go through lessons they are learning and experience them growing up rather than with an adult they have already gone through that stuff |
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What inference can be made about Boo in Part One of the novel? What inference can be made about Mayella in Part Two? |
Opinon question |
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What is the theme of To Kill A Mockingbird? |
You never know a person until you walk a mile in their shoes, all people are equal. and be respectful |
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Explain the antagonist and the protaganist of To Kill A Mockingbird? |
Antagonist: Bob Ewell Protaganist: Atticus Finch |
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Mark the line in iambic pentameter? Here's much to do with love and none with hate. |
here's: u much: / to: u do: / with: u love: / and: u none: / with: u hate: / |
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Describe the levels of the animals on Animal Farm? |
Pigs, dogs, horses and other animals, sheep |
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What does the windmill symbolize in the novel Animal Farm? |
The struggle for the animals freedom |
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How do the pigs change throughout the novel? What are they initally trying to escape? How do they change? What do they ultimately become? |
First they are powerless, then "all animals are equal", finally the pigs become dictaors and eventually become humans |
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Compare Napoleon and his leadership style to real Russian history? |
Napoleon is like Lenin he overthrows Mr. Jones and he makes the farm communist. |
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