Homework for Dec 7

First period:
Bring in your copy of The Cotillion, so you can receive a copy of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

9th grade, except for first period:
Write a well-crafted essay on Shakespeare's use of imagery in the Prologue to Act I of "Romeo and Juliet." Give at least three specific examples and explain them thoroughly. Your essay should be at least five paragraphs long.

10th grade:
1. Read Act I, scene i of "Romeo and Juliet".
2. Re-read, and familiarize yourselves with lines 1-105 of the scene.
3. Write a well-crafted paragraph describing your first impressions of "Romeo and Juliet" and its use of language. How does language influence your understanding of the characterizations? Which characters use prose and which poetry? What does this say about them?