Puns and Tempers

Puns and Tempers

by | Nov 14, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods looked at how and why Shakespeare used questionable humor in his plays. We looked at the first 30 lines to determine how Shakespeare uses puns to create an opening that appealed to the groundlings in the Globe Theater. Second and seventh...
Prologue and Mrs. Van Daan

Prologue and Mrs. Van Daan

by | Nov 13, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods looked at the prologue to act 1, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. We read it and marked it a number of ways. The first step as always, check for unknown/unfamiliar words:   The second step was to look at some of the pronouns and determine...