Click
on
“Dark Lady”what are the names of the possible identity for the Dark
Lady of William’s sonnets and another possibility for the identity of
the young man?
Read
the section on unusual word
arrangements – this will help you understand Shakespeare’s works more
naturally.
Try
each of the choices in “ Shakespeare
Asks” to understand the difference between Old English, Middle English,
and Modern English. List the examples given for Old English and Middle
English.
What
is blank verse?
What
is iambic pentameter?
Click
on page 2 and read the
section on omissions – write a sentence with an unusual omission of
your own, along with the “correct” version.
Read
the
section on “unusual words” – how does Shakespeare’s vocabulary compare
with ours?
Click
on the glossary – refer to this
while you’re reading Shakespeare – it will help tremendously in your
reading comprehension!
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