I collected the love/hatred paragraphs based on your analysis of Act 1.
Shelfari was due April 15th so be sure to update your account.
The final Shelfari date is May 31. There is an award for our top reader so you may want to list all the books you have read this year or add them to your bookshelf so we can ascertain a winner.
We read Act 2's prologue and scene 1 but mostly we tried to ascertain our own prejudices regarding love. We could not agree on much although Richard's Venn diagram seemed to calm us down and return the passionate discussion to a milder skepticsm that may be masquerading as rationalism.
Tonight: USSR--update Shelfari and keep reading. There is not a lot of homework during the Shakespeare unit so it is a great opportunity to read those books on your to-do lists.
We did comment on Romeo's symbolic representation of love. In order to follow love in Act 2, he must separate himself from his friends. Is that wise? Mercutio says, The ape is dead.
What part of Romeo has died and what part has come alive? We began reading the balcony scene.
Romeo's depiction of Juliet is filled with light imagery. Why?
