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Homework for Friday, May 21: Exam Review Homework for Thursday, May 20: Exam Review Homework for Wednesday, May 19: Read William Butler Yeats' "The Second Coming" pp. 1162-1164 and answer questions 1-4. Complete vocabulary worksheet from __The Razor's Edge__ Homework for Tuesday, May 18: Read James Joyce "Araby" pp. 1174-1179. H** Homework for Monday, May 17: FINISH __Razor's Edge__. Homework for Friday, May 14: Read __RE__ to p. 285. Homework for Thursday, May 13: Read __RE__ to p. 260. Homework for Wednesday, May 12: Read __RE__ to p. 239. Homework for Tuesday, May 11: Read __RE__ to p. 223. Homework for Monday, May 10: Read __RE__ to pp. 199. Homework for Friday, May 7: Read __RE__ to pp. 178. Homework for Thursday, May 6: Read __RE__ to pp. 160. Homework for Wednesday, May 5: Read __RE__ to pp. 141. Homework for Tuesday, May 4: Read __RE__ to pp. 121. Circle any words you do not know. Underline important passages. Homework for Monday, May 3: Read __RE__ to page 94. QUIZ on pp. 55-94. Be prepared to answer the following questions about Larry: What sort of person does Larry seem to be? How is he regarded by the other characters? What kinds of questions occupy Larry's mind? How do these preoccupations affect his relationships to others? Homework for Friday, April 30: Read __RE__ to page 76. Homework for Thursday, April 29: Finish reading __RE__ to page 51. Homework for Wednesday, April 28: Read __RE__ to page 51. (to be completed by Thursday) Homework for Tuesday, April 27: Read __The Razor's Edge__ to page 22. What sort of person is Elliot Templeton? What do we know about the narrator? Homework for Monday, April 26: ESSAY DUE. 5 paragraphs, double-spaced, typed, due at the beginning of class. See essay question below. Homework for Thursday, April 22: ReadThomas Hardy "Ah, Are You Digging on my Grave?" p. 996 and A.E. Housman "When I Was One-and Twenty" p. 998. Homework for Wednesday, April 21: Make a list of the similarities and differences between Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43 and William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116. How do the speakers express their love? What specific words or phrases do the poets use to create the tone of the poems? Homework for Tuesday, April 20: Read "Sonnet 43" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning p. 915. Paraphrase the poem. Remember that to paraphrase means to restate the meaning of each line of the poem in your own words. To paraphrase does not mean to summarize. Homework for Monday, April 19: In a 1-2 page double spaced typed paper, answer Question 20 in the handout for either "The Jewels" OR "The Bet." To be handed in at the beginning of class. You will be graded on your use of specific details from the text to support your claims. Homework for Friday, April 16: Read "The Jewels" by Guy de Maupassant pp. 976-981. Homework for Thursday, April 15: Read "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov pp. 967-972. Also, read Chekhov biography on. p. 965. Short answer: What sort of lesson or meaning do you think "The Mark of the Beast" had for its Victorian audience? Homework for Wednesday, April 14: Read the definition of "conflict" on pg 931 in your textbook. Follow the directions on p. 931 under the heading "Identifying Conflicts and Resolutions" to create a table for the conflicts you notice in the short story "The Mark of the Beast." Complete the table. Remember to include the conflict presented by the prologue of the story. Bring to class. Homework for Tuesday, April 13: Read Rudyard Kipling "The Mark of the Beast" pp. 933-943. Homework for Monday, April 12: Read pp. 925-928. A. E. Housman "To An Athlete Dying Young" and **"Death and Other Grave Matters" Write a short answer to the following questions: At what age do you think you might be in the prime of your life? Do you agree with the idea that it is best to die at one's peak, before glory begins to fade? Homework for Tuesday, March 23: Read pp. 879-893 excluding the text boxes on pgs. 882,884 and 890. POETRY TEST Homework for Tuesday, March 16: STUDY FOR POETRY TEST Homework for Monday, March 15: Review Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. Prepare at least two examples of Romantic characteristics of the work of each poet. Homework for Friday, March 12: Read John Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" pp. 830-833. Complete TP-CASTT analysis. Do not paraphrase--only summarize the main idea of each stanza. Homework for Thursday, March 11: Read "Ode: Intimations on Immortality" by Wordsworth. Complete TP-CASTT analysis. Do not paraphrase--only summarize the main idea of each stanza. Homework for Wednesday, March 10: "Ozymandias" was written in 1817. To what person or leader do you think Shelley was referring in the poem? What message does the poem give about power? Homework for Monday, March 8: Revise Ship's Log descriptive writing assignment. Homework for Friday, March 5: Descriptive writing assignment DUE. Homework for Thursday, March 4: Work on descriptive writing assignment due Friday. Homework for Wednesday, March 3: Read Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Parts 4 and 5. Homework for Tuesday, March 2: Read Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Part 2. Homework for Monday, March 1: Answer questions 1-8 on p. 761. POETRY QUIZ. Homework for Friday, Feb. 26: Read "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Homework for Thurs. Feb 25: Read "The World Is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth p. 746 and answer questions 1-5 on p. 747. Homework for Wed. Feb. 24: Read "Llines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" by Wordsworth pp. 736-741. For each stanza a) summarize the stanza b) identify the main idea c) locate instances of "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" characteristic of lyric poetry. Homework for Tues, Feb. 23: Read "A Poison Tree" by William Blake and answer questions 1-7 on p. 732. Homework for Monday, Feb. 22: Using the links below, read William Blake's two poems entitled "The Chimney Sweeper" [] [] Note that each 'plate' opens in an interactive window that allows zooming and panning. The "Compare" button below the image enables users to compare the versions of Blake's plates (each is distinct). On the left, below the image, a drop-down menu labeled "Show Me…" has several options for viewing, including a larger static image of the plate and a transcript of the poem (for easier reading).
 * Homework for Friday, April 23: Prepare a thesis statement and outline for essay due Monday. Essay question is: Compare the use of irony in Hardy's "Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave?" and in Housman's "When I Was One-and-Twenty." What similarities or differences do you see in the tone of each poem?
 * Homework for Monday, March 22: **

In your notebook, __identify__ the speaker, audience, tone, and setting of both poems. How do the illustrations enhance your reading of the poem? Homework for Friday, Feb. 19: Study for quiz on Romantic Period introductory essay. Homework for Thursday, Feb. 18: Read pp. 706-717. Homework for Wednesday, Feb. 17: Revised Persuasive Essay DUE. Homework for Tuesday, Feb. 16: Creative Writing Assignment DUE. LONG WEEKEND Homework for Thursday, Feb. 11: Read Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" and answer questions in yellow boxes throughout essay. Make note of various types of rhetorical devices used by Wollstonecraft. (See p. 635 for definitions) Homework for Wednesday, Feb. 10: Finish reading "A Modest Proposal." Come to class prepared to give examples of ethical, logical, and emotional appeals from the essay. Homework for Tuesday, Feb. 9: Read Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" to pp. 135. Answer questions in the margins. Handout is posted on the left under "A Modest Proposal" Homework for Monday, Feb. 8: Political satire assignment. See handout. Homework for Friday, Feb. 5: Historical References in Gulliver's Travels worksheet. Homework for Thursday, Feb, 4: Read Gulliver's Travels Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput (pp. 653-659). Answer Reading Check questions 1 & 2 on p. 659. Homework for Wednesday, Feb. 3: Read pp. 572-578. Complete your outline of this essay in preparation for an OPEN-NOTE QUIZ. Homework for Tuesday, Feb. 2: Read pp. 564-571 in your TEXTBOOK. Bring your textbook to class! Homework for Monday, Feb. 1: ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE. Homework for Friday, Jan. 27: Work on essay. Homework for Thursday, Jan. 26: ESSAY ROUGH DRAFT DUE. Homework for Wednesday, Jan. 25: Work on essay. Homework for Tuesday, Jan. 24: THESIS STATEMENT AND OUTLINE DUE. Homework for Monday, Jan. 23: E-mail your group's three key passages with a paragraph explaining the significance of each to mtrask@beaufortacademy.org. Be sure to explain what each passage reveals about Macbeth's psychology and his motives for evil. Homework for Friday, Jan. 22: Continue work on the research assignment. Homework for Thursday, Jan. 21: Read instructions for research project. Make sure you know how to search the online version of the play at http:/shakespeare.mit.edu Homework for Wednesday, Jan. 20: No homework. Homework for Tuesday, Jan 19: Read __Macbeth__ Act 5. Be prepared for quiz. Questions to consider:

5.11. What has the gentlewoman seen Lady Macbeth do (5.1.1-15)? Why won't she tell the Doctor what Lady Macbeth said?2. What does Lady Macbeth reveal in her sleepwalking speeches and actions (5.1.23-58)? To what does the Doctor relate this in 5.1.61-69? What is he suggesting in lines 66-67? 5.2 1. Where are the soldiers heading in 5.2? Whose side are they on? What do the mentions of Birnam Wood (line 5) and Dunsinane (line 12) remind us of?5.3 1. What reports are the servants bringing to Macbeth (5.3.1)? Why does Macbeth say he is not afraid? What does he think about himself in lines 20-29?2. What does the Doctor say about Lady Macbeth (lines 39-46)? What does Macbeth wish the Doctor could do (lines 52-58)? 5.4 1. What does Malcolm tell the soldiers to do (5.4.4-7)? What effect do you expect this to have on Macbeth?5.5 1. What does "the cry of women" signify (5.5.7.1, 15)? Read Macbeth's famous speech in lines 16-27 carefully. What is he saying? How does he feel about life at this point?2. What news does the messenger bring in lines 28-33? How does Macbeth react to this news? What does he now think of the witches (lines 40-46)? (Notice the return of "equivocation" in line 41.) Yet what is his mood at the end of the scene (lines 49-50)? Will he go out with a whimper? 5.6 1. What do we learn in this scene? Why are Siward and his son mentioned?5.7 1. What is Macbeth's attitude at the beginning of the scene (lines 1-4)? What happens in his encounter with Young Siward?5.8 (5.7 continues in most editions) 1. Who is Macduff looking for and why (lines 1-10)?5.9 (5.7 continues in most editions) 1. How is it that Malcolm and Siward are able to enter the castle so easily (lines 1-6)?5.10 (5.8 in most editions) 1. What unwished-for information does Macduff have for Macbeth (lines 1-16)? How does Macbeth respond? What will happen if he doesn't fight? Why does he fight?5.11 (5.8 continues in most editions) 1. How upset is Siward at his son's death? Why?2. What does Malcolm promise his followers (lines 26-41)? What does he tell us about Lady Macbeth's death (line 36-37)? Should we believe him? (He is her enemy, after all-but remember the Doctor's instructions in 5.1.66-67.)

Homework for Friday, Jan 15: Review Act 4, Scenes 2 and 3. Look specifically for images of birds. Make a list of these references and include the line numbers. Write a paragraph that explains how Shakespeare uses these images to describe Macbeth's effect on the other characters. Why do you think he uses this imagery instead of stating the facts in plain English? Write a second paragraph stating whether you think the use of imagery is effective, and why. You may argue that some images are more or less effective than others. TO BE TYPED. Homework for Thurs. Jan 14: Read __Macbeth__ Act 4. Questions to consider: 4.1 1. How many witches appear in this scene?2. What messages does Macbeth get from the witches and their apparitions? Does he feel safe after the first three apparitions? Should he? How does he feel after the fourth, the line of kings? 3. What does Macbeth learn from Lennox at line 158? What does he plan to do about it? 4.2 1. What is Lady Macduff's reaction to her husband's departure for England (4.2.1-30).2. What is the function of the scene between Lady Macduff and her son (4.2.30-64)? 3. What happens to Lady Macduff and her son? 4.3 1. What do we know at the beginning of the scene that Macduff doesn't know?2. What is the main issue between Malcolm and Macduff in the first part of the scene (4.3.1-32)? Why might Malcolm be suspicious of Macduff? How does Macduff respond (4.3.32-38)? What changes when Macduff starts to leave at line 35? 3. What does Malcolm say about himself, and how does Macduff respond (lines 38-115)? What bothers Macduff more in a king, lust or avarice? Why does this character of Malcolm's surprise Macduff (lines 106-112)? (Malcolm's mother was the daughter of the Old Siward mentioned in line 135, which might explain why he is helping. The description of his mother sounds more like St. Margaret of Scotland, who in fact was later this Malcolm's wife.) 4. How does this threat to leave by Macduff change Malcolm's story? What is Malcolm's explanation for his behavior (lines 115-133)? What was Malcolm about to do when Macduff arrived (lines 134-138)? 5. What is the purpose of the discussion of King Edward's healing powers? How does this compare to the present King of Scotland in the play? Note lines 155-157: King James, who was from Scotland and who as a Stuart was considered one of those descendants of Banquo, had recently revived this practice when the play was written, which gives another reason for including it in the play. 6. What message does Ross bring? How long does it take for him to tell it? How does Macduff respond? Note lines 214-217: Who "has no children"? We assume he means Macbeth, but could he mean Malcolm, who is perhaps too hasty in telling him to "Be comforted"? Notice the mentions of "man" in lines 221-223 and 237 and compare the use of the word earlier in the play (as at 1.7.46-51 abd 72-74; 3.1.92-102; and 3.4.57, 72, 98, and 107). What does it mean to be a "man" in this play? 7. What are Malcolm, Macduff, and Ross ready to do at the end of the scene?

Homework for Wed. Jan 13: Re-read __Macbeth__ Act 3. Write a timeline of events of Act 3. Questions to consider: 3.11. How does Banquo react to Macbeth's being King (3.1.1-10)? What does he suspect has happened to Duncan?2. What does Macbeth learn from Banquo in lines 19-38? Why does he want to know it? What does he say about Malcolm and Donalbain in lines 31-34? 3. Read Macbeth's soliloquy in 3.1.49-73 carefully. What is bothering Macbeth? 4. How does Macbeth get the two murderers to agree to kill Banquo? Has he told them the truth about Banquo and himself? What has brought the murderers to be willing to do a deed like this? 3.2 1. How much does Macbeth tell Lady Macbeth about his fears? How much does he tell her about what he plans to do? Does she know as much as we know at this point?3.3 1. How do the two murderers respond to the third one? How does the third one explain his presence?2. How successful is their mission? 3.4 1. During the banquet, what does Macbeth learn from the First Murderer (3.4.11-31)? How does that affect Macbeth's participation in the banquet?2. What appears at 3.4.36? Who can see it? What "trick" does it play on Macbeth (3.2.36-46)? How does Macbeth respond? How does Lady Macbeth explain his response to him? To the guests? What does Macbeth find strange (3.4.74-82)? What happens to the banquet? 3. Who is the next problem person mentioned (3.2.127-129)? How well does Macbeth trust his followers (3.4.130-131)? Where will he go tomorrow and what does he want to find out (3.4.131-134)? How does Lady Macbeth diagnose his infirmity (3.2.140)? 3.5 1. What is Hecate's complaint to the witches? What does she tell them to do? What will happen tomorrow? Where?3.6 1. Why is Lennox talking in such an indirect way to the other lord? What is Lennox trying to tell him? What might he be trying to learn about him?2. What has happened to Macduff? 3. What is the function of this scene in the play? Question to consider: 2.11. What is the purpose of the opening of 2.1 (lines 1-9)? Notice the references to time (lines 1-3), and think about the other references to time so far in the play (1.1.1-5; 1.3.56, 146, and 152; 1.5.8 and 56-62; 1.7.51 and 81). What is the function of the discussion about the witches in 2.1.20-29?2. Read Macbeth's soliloquy in 2.1.33-64 carefully. What is happening to him? How does he explain it? What will he do about it? Notice references to time in line59 and to deeds and done in lines 61-62. 2.2 1. What is Lady Macbeth's state of mind in her soliloquy (2.2.1-13)? What has she done? What does she assume Macbeth is now doing? Why didn't she do it (lines 12-13)?2. What deed has Macbeth done (2.2.14)? What is Macbeth worried about in lines 17-31? How does Lady Macbeth respond (lines 31-32)? Notice the heavy emphasis on the murdering of sleep in lines 33-41. What problem arises in line 46? How is it solved? Keep lines 44-45, 58-61, and 65 about washing in mind for later in the play. 2.3 1. What does the porter pretend to be doing? Notice the emphasis on equivocation in this speech and in the following dialogue with Macduff. Equivocation was a doctrine espoused by Jesuits living secretly in England (and in danger of arrest, torture, and death) that allowed them to swear oaths with double meanings in order to preserve their lives while also maintaining their faith but that looked to their opponents very much like lying under oath. Equivocation had recently been much discussed because of the trials surrounding the Gunpowder Plot of November 1605, a Catholic attempt to blow up Parliament while the members and the King were present. Watch how the idea of equivocation functions in the play.2. What is the thematic function of Lennox's conversation with Macbeth about the unruly night (lines 50-59). What is the theatrical function of the scene? Why does something need to be here? 3. What news does Macduff report at line 59? How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth respond? What does Macbeth report in lines 103-104 that he did? What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do and why (lines 116-121 and 131-142)? Where will they go? What do they seem to expect will happen if they don't leave? 2.4 1. What is the function of the dialogue between the Old Man and Ross (lines 1-20)? What do we learn from Macduff about Malcolm and Donalbain? About Macbeth? Where has Macbeth gone? Where will Macduff go? (Macbeth was historically a member of the royal family; his mother and Duncan's mother were sisters, daughters of Duncan's predecessor as king; both Duncan and Macbeth were historically about the same age. Duncan ruled from 1034 to 1040 and Macbeth from 1040 to 1057.) Notice that many of the key words and ideas we have been tracing appear in this scene.**Homework for Thurs., Jan. 7:** Finish Paradox worksheet. Compare answers to the No Fear Shakespeare translation. Questions to consider: 1.5 1. Has Macbeth reported accurately to his wife (1.5.1-12)? How does she respond? Read her speech in lines 13-28 carefully. How does she describe Macbeth? Does this match what we have seen of him?2. How does Lady Macbeth respond to the news that the King is coming? Read her speech in lines 36-52 carefully. What does she intend to do? What does she have to do to herself to let that happen? 3. Who is in charge when Macbeth arrives (1.5.52-71)? Has Lady Macbeth decided what to do? Has Macbeth? What does she tell him to do, and what will she herself do? 1.6 1. Read the opening speeches (1.6.1-10) carefully, noting the imagery. How honest is Lady Macbeth's welcome (1.6.10-31)? 1.7 1. Read Macbeth's soliloquy in 1.7.1-28 carefully. Notice the repetition of "done" in lines 1-2. How ready is Macbeth to kill the King? What is he worried about in lines 1-12? What special rules of hospitality is Macbeth violating (lines 12-16)? What motivation does Macbeth attribute to himself (lines 25-28)?2. What is Lady Macbeth complaining about in lines 28-30? What does Macbeth then say, and how does Lady Macbeth reply? Read their discussion in lines 31-82 carefully to see what positions each holds and what means each uses to convince the other? Who is the stronger person in this scene?
 * Homework for Tuesday, Jan. 12:** Read __Macbeth__ Act 3. Prepare for QUIZ on Act 2.
 * Homework for Monday, Jan. 11:** Read __Macbeth__ Act 2.
 * Homework for Wed., Jan 6:** Finish reading Act 1 of __Macbeth__.

1.11. What is the effect of beginning the play with the witches? (Compare the opening of to __The Merchant of Venice__.) Whom are the witches going to meet, and when? Notice the language of lines 10-11 and watch for it later in the play.1.2 1. What do we learn about and from the "bloody Captain" (1.2.1-44)? Who is Macdonwald and what has he done? What has been done to him and by whom? Did that end the problem with rebels (1.2.29-34)?2. What do we learn from Ross and Angus (1.2.45-62)? Who was the traitor in this different revolt? What does King Duncan say about the traitor and about his title (1.2.63-65)? 1.3 1. What is the effect of what the witches tell each other in 1.3.1-27)? What is the effect of the specifics they tell? Are these details important to the plot of the play? Why are they here? What does the First Witch mean by line 9? Keep the line in mind; "do" is an important word in this play. How do the witches prepare for Macbeth's arrival, and what do they say (1.3.28-35)?2. Does Macbeth's first line (1.3.36) remind you of anything we have heard before? What do the witches look like (1.3.37-45)? What do they tell Macbeth (1.3.46-48). What happens to Macbeth then? How do we know? (See 1.3.49-55.) What does Banquo ask the witches and what do they tell him (1.3.55-67; notice the paradoxes in 1.3.63-65, similar in structure to 1.1.10-11 and 1.3.36). What do we know that Macbeth doesn't know in 1.3.68-76)? 3. How does Banquo explain the witches (1.3.77-78)? What does Macbeth learn from Ross and Angus (1.3.87-114)? What is Macbeth doing in lines 114-156? Note where he is speaking to himself, where he is speaking only to Banquo, and where he is speaking to everyone. How is Macbeth reacting to what the witches have said and to what Ross and Angus have said? Read Banquo's speech in lines 120-125 carefully for a statement related to the themes of the play. Then read Macbeth's speech at 1.3.126-141 carefully. What is he saying? What is he beginning to think about? Notice an echo of the paradox of "fair is foul" in lines 140-141. 1.41. How did Cawdor die (1.4.1-11)? How does the King respond (1.4.11-14)? Keep these lines in mind.2. How does the King greet Macbeth and Banquo (1.4.14-35)? Note the imagery of planting and growing. What announcement does the King make in lines 35-42? (Prince of Cumberland is the title of the Scottish heir apparent, like Prince of Wales for the English.) Where does the King intend to go (1.4.42-47)? How does he react in his aside to the King's announcement of his heir (1.4.48-53)? What is going on in Macbeth's mind?
 * Homework for Tuesday, Jan 5**: Read __Macbeth__ plot summary (handout) and __Macbeth__ Act 1, Sc. 1-4. (pp. 1-15). You may use the No Fear Shakespeare online translation for help. Questions to consider: