http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/7/30/148522/americantimeline.pptx
Hopefully it works now. And by the way, I used Powerpoint 2007 edition, which a lot of computers don't have, so I'm not sure how much of the presentation will be seen the same...
Task: Write a love poem (preferably in sonnet form).
Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Ten syllables per line.
Iambic Pentameter - not really.
A letter from Paris to Juliet.
Task: Write a diary entry from the point of view of one character
Point of View of Nurse.
Dear Diary,
My, has everything changed in the passed few days. There has been so much drama arousing here and there about the craziest things. Is it possible that the feud between the two ruling families are finally coming to an end? Oh, I hope so. So finally my lovely Juliet can wed with the one she loves.
I am pretty fond of Romeo, that kind gentlemen. Bless his heart and soul. Though I do think Paris is the handsomer man, Juliet seems insanely in love with him, and thus, I shall be fond in him as well. They do cease to seek every opportunity to be together anyways.
I've been helping them communicate with each other lately, Romeo and Juliet that is. They've been trying to avoid the thought of having the two heads of the quarrelling families go to a little war on the streets because of their forbidden love. I'm not sure if I should be doing this. If I am caught, oh how dreadful to even think of it, but if I were, what am I supposed to do then? Do I tell them about Juliet's secret love? No, I could never betray my daughter. I love her even if she isn't my own. Though she kind of is, in a way. I'm much closer to her than Lady Capulet shall ever be! So what am I to do if Lady Capulet, or some other disdain servant in this building overhears my forbidden knowledge? Lie? May the Lord forgive for the lie I may told? Or is it even considered a lie if it's for a good cause? There seems to be no answer my problems.
It was like it was just yesterday I had raised Juliet from birth after the loss of my other one. She grew up so fast, and now she'll grow up even more once she marries Romeo - women grow by men. What a beautiful child they shall bare.
Anyways, you know who I don't seem to take a liking to? It's those two gentlemen that Romeo was with, Mercutio and Benvolio are their names I believe. Stupid gentlemen, always thinking they have the right to offend me like that. I'll show them, one more joke about sailboats, and I'll draw out my own sword!
Juliet shall be needing me soon, she'll probably want me to assist her towards her wedding, hopefully everything goes as planned. Thus I must go.
Love,
Nurse
The queen mab drawing assignment.
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Made by me, and drawn on photoshop.
Task: Create a blog about your ideas and reflections on the act or a blog from the point of view of one of the characters.
I found this act to be pretty amusing due to the perverseness of the nurse and other characters, and the "slang" words that mean nothing bad in Shakespearean language, but something else in today's modern times. An example of this would be "What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!" spoken by Capulet. Enough said about that one. An example from the nurse would be "No less, nay bigger. Women grow by men." There are many other quotes that are perverse as well.
With the Nurse's comical ways, she was one of my favorite characters in this act. Sometimes though, the 'sexual' jokes are a little too out of my league, and I can't understand the joke at all. I'm pretty curious to know what some of the jokes are. Though I did not see the whole entire Romeo and Juliet movie starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, the nurse in the movie did not match the nurse I invisioned in my head while reading the book. In my head, the nurse looked like a joyful...witch. Much more aged and ragged then the actress in the movie.
I've liked the book so far, and nothing so far has conflicted with what I've imagined other than what the characters look like. The descriptions of characters were masterly intertwined within the speech of the characters, and you got a real good sense of what each character's personality was like judging from what they said, what other people said, and the actions involved with them. A great example of this would be how Romeo speaks about his love. His speeches about love, or someone he loves are always so poetic and flowing that you can feel how mad he is about love.
Shakespeare's descriptive writing is phenomenal, especially the part about Queen Mab. You can truly imagine, and depict what Queen Mab looks like, and how majestic the little creature is. Delicacy was sewn throughout the paragraph on Queen Mab flawlessly, until Mercutio becomes momentarily insane of course.
Another great thing about this act was that many of the reactions aren't exaggerated, and were actually possible. For example, when Tybalt saw Romeo at the ball and told Capulet, the Capulet reacted in a way anyone would react when they're having so much fun. Everything was possible and not as exaggerated as other stories I've read before.
This first act was truly an enjoyable one, and the rest of the book still awaits.
Guess what, I made a blogger :O.
