Today, we finished reading Act 1. We took a lot of notes on the last two scenes, focussing on the attitudes toward love from Mercutio and Romeo's positions. We discussed the role of passion as the catalyst for irrational acts. We discussed the dichotomy between the characters who view love/hate rationally and those who view it passionately. We also discussed Romeo's reactions to first seeing Juliet and the Biblical imagery which he uses to describe her. Be sure to get the notes from a classmate.
Homework:
Review Act 1. Make sure you have notes on all of the scenes and that you are systematically underlining key passages to use in your quotation log as preparation for the literary essay.
Write a 250 to 350 word literary paragraph on the following question:
Discuss the attitudes toward love and hatred in Act 1. Be sure that your thesis offers an insightful summary to what we have been discussing and that you cite the passages accurately. Be sure to add insight. I suggest you spend time on creating a what/so what chart so that you may focus on writing style as you organize your thoughts into a paragraph. (GREAT REVIEW for the final exam, too).
"......." (1.2.11). (Act. Scene. line). No period after the line. Place the period after the bracket.
If you are citing more than one line, use a hyphen (1.2.31-33).
