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The characters that appear in the 1^st 21 pages are of the novel are the main character Christopher, the neighbor Mrs. Shears, Siobhan,  police officers, and Christopher’s dad. You know that Christophers dad is dead. The main character has a very logical and specific way of looking at the world. Mrs. Shears is the neighbor who owned a dog that was killed by a fork in the first scene of the book. Christopher finds the dog and hugs it and Mrs. Shears thinks that he killed the dog so she calls the police. The police question Christopher, and he told them he didn’t kill the dog, and then the police touch Christopher on the arm and he freaks out and punches the police officer. Christopher is taken to the police station where his dad comes and picks him up. You don’t know who Siobhan is yet in the book; all you know is that she is a big part of Christopher’s life. The novel is set in England. The novel seems to be focusing a lot on how Christopher sees the world, and his unique point of view.

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2 My favorite part of the novel is the way it is written. It shows that Christopher has a very particular way of looking at life. He sees things very logically and looks at the life based on various facts. He is a very straightforward thinker. You can tell from the beginging that he has problems. He goes walking at 3 in the morning and pretends he is the only person in the world. Also when he is beinging questioned by the police officer he keeps denying that hitting the man was an accident. He promises that he never tells lies. He cant talk about things that didn’t happen in a certain place or time. He doesn’t like propor novels because they tell lies. He talks about how he knows all the countries and their capitals and all the prime numbers up to 7,057. It is clear from the beginning that he doesn’t like interaction with other humans, like when he enjoys being alone in the world. He also talks about how he hates to be touched by people. He also says he is confused by humans. He is confused by the way they can talk without saying words. “Siobhan says that if you raise your eyebrows it can mean lots of different things. It can mean “I want to do sex with you,” and it can also mean “I think that what you said was very stupid” (Kaddon pg. 15). Another non talking thing he is confused about is when people sigh. It can mean that someone is bored, tired, or angry. He has trouble distinguishing emotions. He also doesn’t understand metaphors, because he thinks of life in a very factual and exact way. He doesn’t understand how someone could laugh their socks off. 

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i I don't think that the book would make a good movie because it is about how Christopher sees the world and his unique point of view.

Virtual Class Assignment

1.)  Christopher, the narrator, walks around his neighbor hood, and find’s Mrs. Shears dog, Wellington (a poodle), dead. A fork was what killed the dog. Soon after that, Mrs. Shear arrives, and screams/curses and Christopher. We do not know if she thinks he did it, or is just rightfully upset that her dog was murdered. Next, a policeman shows up and questions Christopher. He touches him, and gets hit. Christopher is then taken to the police station, put in jail, and is later bailed by his father. His father, when they get home, is really upset that the dog was killed, and stays up late sobbing about it. Christopher fixes himself up a nice cup of juice, and heads to bed. The novel is fixated on what goes on in Christopher’s mind while other things happen around him.  It gives the reader a good understanding of what he is going through, and how exactly he thinks about things.  All of the characters from page 1-21 are: (Christopher, Mrs. Shears, Policeman, Kate, Wellington, Christopher’s father, and Siobhan).

2.)  My favorite part of the novel so far is when he thinks about how he would escape from his jail cell. I never expected what he thought of, and realized it was really clever. The narrator’s tone of voice is very nervous, cautious, shy, honest, and straight forward. If he wants to say something, he will forget the main issue in the book and talk about what’s on his mind. He is very free in a sense.

3.) The opening of CI reminds of when, in The Book Thief, Liesel’s father gets taken away because he didn’t join the Nazi Party. Why? Because he didn’t feel comfortable doing so. He would be joining an organization that murdered Jews, like himself. The main point is that it was something he didn’t feel comfortable with. In CI, it is very similar when Christopher hits the cop because he touches Christopher. The narrator didn’t feel comfortable being touched, and was punished for it because he hit the cop. In The Book Thief, Liesel’s father is punished for not joining the Nazi Party by being taken away from his family. To me, these two scenes from CI and The Book Thief really relate.

4.)  He sees the world in the same way that I do in that everybody is equal. A dog, to a pedestrian, to a cop, to a father. Along with that, everybody should be treated equally, no matter who seems to matter more. In the book, Christopher describes how if a human and a dog died, their lives are equally important, and a person should not feel most/all of the sympathy to the human. A human’s life is equal to an animal’s life.

5.) This novel would not make a good film because most of the book is based/told on what Christopher thinks/says in his mind. A movie can’t reenact what someone is thinking in their head.

6.) Questions:
 1. Is there something secretly wrong with the narrator?

2. Why is the narrator so attached to dogs?

3. Is the narrator any bit cocky because of the knowledge he has about various things? 

1. Christopher John Francis Boone found a dead dog killed by a raking fork in the middle of the night. The dog was his neighbor's dog so he picked the dog up The owners name is Mrs. Shears. Later, Mrs. Shears found Chistopher holding the dog, so she called the police. The police came and took Christopher. Then his dad came and picked him up. Chistopher has a problem where he can't understand people's emotions. He has a therapist named Siobhan at his school. She gave him the idea to start a book about Christopher trying to find out who killed the dog.

2. My favorite part of the book so far is when the narrator discribes when Christopher's how his mind works. I like reading what he has in his pockets or why likes wearing a watch. I like reading little detailed things that goes on in people's mind. I would discribe the voice of the narrator as descriptive and intertaining to read.

3. I can compare the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to the Book Theif. I think the narrating is a lot alike. They both descibe every little thing that they do. They also are very intertaining to read and it doesn't have any "dry spots" in the books.

4. Chistopher likes doing math, so do I. However, I don't do math when I am scared, but I do math when I'm swiming or running laps. I also don't like to combine my food together. I like to eat dinner from the least appealing food to the most appealing. For example, if I had a steak, a salad, and potatos, I would eat the salad first, the potatos second, and the steak third.

CI Virtual Class

1.   In the first 21 pages of The Curious Incident, we are introduced to the narrator, Ms. Shears, and Wellington. The narrator is named Christopher John Francis Boone. He has some sort of mental disability, and I think he lives somewhere in the UK. Ms. Shears owns Wellington, who is her dog. The book starts off with Wellington, who has been killed with a pitchfork. Christopher finds Wellington and hugs him, but then Ms. Shears finds him and calls the police. Christopher hits the policeman because he doesn't like being touched and is sent to the police station. After waiting for a while, his dad picks him up and takes him home. On the car ride home, his dad tells him to stay out of other people's business, but Christopher has already made up his mind to figure out why the dog died and write a mystery novel about it. The novel is interested in Wellington's death, but it is more about Christopher's perspective on life. .

2.   My favorite part of the novel is when the narrator talks about his own life. For example, he talks about how he thinks that prime numbers are like life: logical but you can't figure out the rules. When he says things like that, it makes you really understand what kind of person he is, and you have to think about what he is saying to figure out what he means. I also like how attached he is to the dog. The way he says things makes sense, and it makes you think. He's so specific that, while it helps you picture the scene clearly, it also distances you from the action. It makes you see things from Christopher's perspective, not your own, as you normally do when you read a book. The narrator is very frank and honest. He records things exactly as they happened in a very matter of fact way.

3.   I don't think that the opening of The Curious Incident is like anything else we've read this year. All of the books that we've read start right in the action to get you interested, but none of them start quite as suddenly as CI does. I think A Separate Peace starts the most like CI because of the way that you are immediately thrown into the narrator's life, and you already know that something terrible has happened. There was a book that I read outside of class called Marcelo in the Real World that was a lot like this book. It was also about a boy with a mental disability, and the way he looked at the world was very similar. The writing style was the same: very specific and formal. Although the writing and the theme was similar, it didn't start as suddenly as CI.

4.   There are a lot of similarities between the way Christopher thinks and the way I do. For example, I'm very dependent on my watch, like he is. One time I lost it, and I couldn't stop freaking out until I found it again. For another thing, I like science and math, and I like things that you can figure out in your head logically.

5.   I don't think that CI would make a good movie because the part that makes it interesting is Christopher's thoughts. It's hard to show what someone is thinking in a movie unless you have a voiceover, but you would have to use the voiceover so much that it would get annoying. I suppose you could show him writing this book with flashes of what happened, but it would be hard to keep that up for the whole movie and still make it interesting.

1.          The characters in the first 21 pages include: Wellington, the dog that Christopher finds on the lawn, and Mrs. Shear’s dog. Mrs. Shear, whose lawn Wellington was on. Christopher John Francis Boone is the narrator of the book. Siobhan, who we do not know much about except the fact that she is a big part of Christopher’s life. The police men that show up at Mrs. Shear’s house. Christopher’s father who goes to the jail to get Christopher, and we also know that Christopher’s mom is dead.
             The main character, Christopher, has a very specific and interesting way of looking at life. In the first scene Christopher finds Wellington, the dog of his neighbor, that he seems to have had a close relationship with. Wellington is lying on the lawn of Mrs. Shear’s with a pitch fork sticking out of him. Mrs. Shear finds Christopher and Wellington and calls the police. The police then show up and they ask Christopher if he killed the dog, he says he didn’t. Then one of the police men try to touch Christopher and Christopher hits him. Then the police men take Christopher to the jail, where he sits and waits until his father gets there. He is let off with a warning and he and his dad go home. The novel focuses on Christopher different and specific point of view on life.
2.         My favorite part of the novel is seeing how the narrator thinks. TheNarrator is straight to the point and looks at life differently. He sees things very logically. You can also see that something is wrong with him. For example he talks of going on walks at three in the morning pretending he is the only person in the world. He also says that he knows every prime number up to7,057. He also does not know how to tell how someone is feeling. Siobhan teaches him how to tell what someone is feeling by their actions, emotions, and facial expression. He also does not understand lying. “And there are an infinite number of things which didn’t happen at the time and that place. And if I think about something which didn’t happen I start thinking about all the things which didn’t happen.” Lying is too complicated for him to comprehend.
5.        So far I think that this novel would not make a good film. It focuses on how Christopher thinks which would be hard to convey how he thinks in a film.In the book you feel emotionally connected to Christopher, because they show you and explain to you how he thinks which be hard to do in a film.

1. The first 21 pages of CI starts out with the main character and narrator christopher discovering hsi neighbor Mrs.Shears's dead dog on her lawn. Christopher wonders who has killed the ddog and examines it as he is doing this  Mrs.Shears appears on the patio and starts yelling at Christopher because she thinks she had killed the dog. Christopher didnt understand why Mrs.Shears was yelling at him so he decided to curl up into a ball and cover his ears. At this point the reader finds out that  they are reading christophers muder novel. After a while of christopher laying on the grass two police officers arrive, at first christopher is not phased by the policemen but once one stasrts to ask him many questions and lift him up christopher hits the policman. Then the police officer stares at christopher for a very long time and then decides to arrest christopher for assult of a police officer. Once christopher arrives at the police starion he empties everything in his pockets and is put into a a jale cell. when Christophers dad arrives ariives christopher is taken to an investigator and is let go with just a warning. On the ride home Christopher apologizes to his dad and the dad doent want to talk about it. The 21 pages end with christopher seeing his dad crying and watching tv very late at night and when the dad is asked id he's sad about wellington he replies yes.

2  My favorite part of the book so far is when Christopher is expainigh why he thinks people are confusing. I escpecially liked when he describes a metaphor as being a metaphor and how metaphors should be called a lie. To me the voice of the narrorater is kinf of confusing because since christopher as the narrorater can't define a persons mood  neither can I as the reader.

3 I think the opening to CI could maybe compared to Night because it is written in a way where the narroator is reflecting on an event that has happened to them earlier in life. It also could compare to night because at many moments in the both book the narrorater uses imagery to show you really how tey saw the event.

4 One way that me and Christopher see the world similarly is that he finds it very confusing for a word to have more than one meaning and I as well think that. Beacause of this Christopher doesnt tell jokes but unlike him i will still tell jokes.

Virtual Class Assignment

     1. In the first 21 pags of The Curious Incedint of the Dog in the Night-Time, we are introduced to the main charactar, Christopher John Francis Boone, when he finds his neighbor, Ms. Shears' dog, Wellington, lying dead on her lawn with a pitchfork in his body. Christopher takes out the pitchfork and picks up Wellington, right as Ms. Shears comes out of her house. She screams at Christopher to get away from her dog and she accuses him of killing Wellington. Then, two policemen arive and begin to ask Christopher questions about who killed Wellington. Christopher becomes overwhelmed by all of the policeman's questions, and he curls into a ball on the ground. The policeman becomes angry and tries to lift Christopher to his feet, but Christopher does not like to be touched, so he hits the policeman over the head, and the policeman arrests him for assault. Christopher's father comes to pick him up almost immediately. On the drive home, Christopher apologizes to his father for getting arrested, but his father is not mad. Once back at their house, Christopher notices that his dad is crying. He asks if hs dad is upset about Wellington and he replies that he is.
     2. My favorite part of the book so far is the mystery behind who killed Wellington. I find mystery novels to be the most compelling and intresting books because I always want to know what happens next.
     The narrator of the book is Christopher. He is a verey smart person who pays attention to everything. He talks a lot about details that most people would probably not notice, such as what someone is wearing, instead of what color their hair is or somethig more basic. Christopher likes to tell people random facts about his life, so the reader feels as if they really know who he is.
     5. I do not think that this novel would make a good film because most of the book is about how Christopher thinks and sees the world. I do not think that a movie will be able to capture the essence of the charactars and the book because it is mostly Christopher connecting witht he reader by writing down his thoughts and unless the movie is also in first person, then I do not believe it would be a ood movie.

CI

1. In the first 21 pages of CI, Christopher finds Mrs. Shear's dog, Wellington, dead,with a pitchfork in it. Christopher is sad when he sees the dog, and so he picks it up. Mrs. Shear's sees him and calls the police. When the police arrive, one police man grabs Christopher to make him get up, and Christopher hits him. Then, Christopher must go to jail. Shortly after, Christopher's dad arrives to get him from jail. The police man asks Christopher if he killed the dog, and when Christopher says no, he is allowed to go home.Christopher's father tells him to stay out of other people's business, but Christopher wants to find out who killed Wellington. Also in this section, the reader learns the Christopher's mother died, that his favorite color is red, and that he sees his school counselor, Siobahn, who actually understands him.
2. My favorite part of the book is the story of Wellington. It illustrates Christopher's character and shows the reader that he is a caring person. The voice of the narrator is very logical, and he focuses on the smallest of details. He tells the reader all about his life, the things he likes, and the things he hates.And while he has a story to tell, he also digresses from it and talks about himself. He shares facts about himself, such as he knows a lot of prime numbers, that three red cars in a row makes it a good day, and how Siobahn, his counselor, understands how to ask him questions and tell him what to do. He also doesn't like lies, so the way he tells the story is very truthful and straight-forward. Christopher also likes to tell people random facts, that wouldn't seem relevant to most people, but that he is genuinely interested in.
4.He sees the world in ways that others wouldn't see it. I feel as though I see the world differently than others, and that everyone sees it differently. For me, I see the world in different ways. For example, when it is cloudy, I am happy because everything seems prettier. When it is sunny, I am happy because everything is bright. When it snows, I am not as happy because everything seems black and white. Christopher sees the world based on what color car he sees, which is interesting because it is all based on chance, but so is the weather.I feel as though many people base their perception of the world on chance.
5. In my opinion, this would not make a good film. This is because most of the book focuses on what is happening inside of Christopher's mind, which would be hard to portray in a movie. I think that if this book were a film, it would be hard to understand Christopher and how he sees and understands the world. It would be hard to connect with Christopher for these reasons.

The Curious Incident pages 1-20 Peyton

  1.   Throughout the first 20 pages of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, we are introduced to the main character of the book, given the setting, and given the main conflict of the book. The book opens 7 minutes after midnight as the main character of the novel discovers that his next-door neighbors, Mrs. Shears’ dog has been mysteriously murdered with a garden fork.

The main character of the book is Christopher John Francis Boone. Christopher is a very intelligent, logical, and special fifteen-year old boy.  Christopher’s knowledge proves to be very extensive throughout this section. Within this section, Christopher writes of how he knows all of the countries of the world and their capitals, and every prime number up to 7,057. 

After Christopher's discovery of the dead dog, the dog's owner, Mrs. Sheres, sees Christopher with the dead dog and calls the police. When a policeman arrives to the scene of the crime, he attacks Christopher with a series of question. Christopher becomes overwhelmed with the questions, and reveals that he has a difficult time processing information quickly. Being overwhelmed, Christopher is startled when the police officer touches him, and he hits the police officer. 

After attacking the police officer, Christopher is arrested and taken to a police station, where his father is called to come and pick him up. When his father arrives, he greets Christopher by touching his fingers to Chris' and then the two leave the police station and head home. In the car, Christopher attempts to explain, but his father doesn't want to talk. When they arrive home at 2 in the morning, the two finally discuss what happened. 

2.         My favorite parts of the novel are the parts in which Christopher tells the reader more about himself. He often delves into his world of thought, discussing how he thinks about the world, and how he acts throughout his life.

As the narrator, Christopher also has a very specific way of relaying information. Christopher is a very logical and direct narrator. He is often to the point, stating facts.  He also explains that he is very observant, even explaining why the chapters of the book are only prime numbers. He also explains his preferences of colors. His favorite color is red and his least favorite colors are brown and yellow. With these colors, he even created a system in which if he sees 3 red cars in a row then the day will be super good and if he saw 3 yellow cars the day would be a black day in which he did not talk to anyone.

4.         Christopher has a very specific way of seeing the world. Christopher is very observant and logical. He is a very visual person, determining how the day will go by the color of cars he sees. Christopher is also unique in his way of seeing the world because he cannot imagine what other people are thinking or feeling at any given moment.
            While, I am very different from Christopher in my ways of thought because I can understand what people are thinking or feeling most of the time and Christopher can’t, we are also somewhat similar. We are similar because we both think about the world in terms of numbers, and we are also both very observant. However, while Christopher observes things like the fact that his father puts his pants on before his socks, I notice things like what types of shoes people are wearing and how many people are wearing each type of shoe. Like Christopher, I am also partial to some colors. While almost all people have a favorite color, I use my favorite colors to determine my mood, like Christopher. For example, for my first period class, which is math, my binder is hot pink so that I can feel awake and energetic. However, I definitely do not base my feelings for the day off of the number of colored cars that I see.
5.         Personally, I think that this book would not make a very good movie. I think that this novel would not make a good movie because the majority of the book is told through what Christopher is feeling and thinking in his head. Therefore, if this movie was made into a movie, the majority of the story would need to take place in Christopher’s head and that would not provide a very entertaining experience to the movie viewer.

Virtual Class Questions by Raini

1. In the first 21 pages, we meet Christopher John Francis Boone. He is an autistic 15-year old who knows all the countries of the world and all their capitals, and every prime number up to 7,057. In the first scene, he finds his neighbor, Mrs. Shear's, dog dead in Ms. Shear's yard. He is petting the dead dog when Mrs. Shear comes out, and yells at Christopher. She then calls the police. The police suspect Christopher, and start asking him lots of questions, which freaks Christopher out. Christopher starts ignoring the policeman, which makes the policeman mad. The policeman grabs Christopher, and then Christopher hits the policeman. The policeman arrests Christopher, and Christopher  is taken to the police station. His father comes, and after a discussion with an inspector, Christopher is free to go.

2. My favorite parts of the novel so far have been when Christopher explains his view on human nature, like when he explains lies, metaphors, expression, and math. I like these parts because they provide a different perspective on human nature, and things very central to daily life. The narrator's voice is interesting. He tells the story, and then tells his motives for what he does. These motives tend to lead to digressions in the plot. The digressions tend to be about human nature.

3. I can't really compare the beginning of CI to anything, because the story is very different than any other story I've read before.

Question

Is Rosaline the Moon that Romeo is talking about? "Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon..." Thoughts?

Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions? 

In response to Juliet asking how Romeo got into her place Romeo says, "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls / For stony limits cannot hold love out / And what love can do, that dares love attempt. / Therefore thy kinsman are no stop to me" (Shakespear page 73). He is saying that with wings of love he flew over the high walls, he says that these walls cannot keep him out. Romeo says that his love for her is strong enough to do anything to get to her, therefore the kinsman is not an obstacle for Romeo to get to Juliet, the one he loves.

1. I agree what Juliet says about names because, no matter what something is called it is still that object. If I am called Takis no matter where I go my name may change but as a being I remain the same. Names have power in this story because Romeo is a Montague and it is forbidden to have any relations in between the two family's but if he was to fall under the name Capulet, everything would be fine. This is also a case of labeling for they are quick to judge one another because they are from the opposite family.

2. Juliet speaks but says nothing because when she is standing on the balcony Romeo wishes for her to speak, but she says nothing. I think hes imagining her talking to him, but by the way she is described in this passage she seems to be talking with her beauty as she is so detailed in Romeos description.

Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions? 

 Romeo risks his life to get into Juliet's house and when Juliet sees him she says:"How camest thou hither,tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,and the place death, considering who thou art,if any of my kinsmen find thee here."(Shakespeare,73). In response Romeo says:"With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls. for stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love con do, that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen find thee here"(73). As the quote says love was Romeos reason to risk his life. Romeos love for Juliet was so strong that he would risk his life just to see her and that nothing could repress his love for Juliet.

Romeo & Juliet Act II. Scene 2

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  When Romeo says that Juliet "Speaks with her eyes" he means that she does not need to talk to say what she is feeling. Juliet is showing everything  that she is feeling clearly in her eyes, so she does not need to speak for Romeo to understand what she feels.
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When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, Romeo says that he wishes he could be the one touching her cheek. He wishes he was allowed to be with her and and love her without there being consequences.
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 Unaware of Romeo's presence, Juliet asks him to forget about their families' quarrel and choose instead to be with her. She says that if he chooses to not be defined as a Montague, then she will, in turn choose to not be a Capulet. this means that if he forgets about the things that are keeping them apart, then she will too and they can be happy together.
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   Juliet says that her name is her enemy and that Romeo is who he is and that his name is just a name. What she means by her name is her enemy is that she could be with Romeo if she had a different name. Her name is keeping her from the love of her life, and thus, it is acting as her enemy, blocking her way to what she wants most. What she means by someone is who they are no matter what their name is is that even though she is a Capulet, and Romeo is a Montague, it does not mean that they are  enemies. their names do not define them and she wants Romeo to know that they should not let their names control their lives.

When Juliet apears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?  When Juliet appears on her balcony, Romeo compares her to the the sun.  He also talks about her eyes as if they were stars, because of the twinkle she has.

When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say?  Romeo says that he wishes that there was a glove on her hand, because he could touch her cheek.

 Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions?  when Romeo gets asked how he got over the high walls he said, "Whith love's light wings did i o'erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me" (Shakespear, 73 L 71-74). He is saying that he got over the walls because love gave him wings, and the strangth of his love for juliet will not stop him from putting himself in danger.

When Juliet asks Romeo how he got into the garden, he responds, "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls,/ For stony limits cannot hold love out,/ And what love can do, that dares love attempt./ Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me" (2:2:71-74). He is saying that he is so in love that he can do anything, and that he is willing to risk everything for his love. He is also saying that nothing can hold love in or out of places.

Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions? 
"With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls,
For stony limits cannot hold love out,
And what love can do, that dares love attempt.
Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me." (II.I.72).
Romeo says that love made him determined to climb over the tall walls to Juliet. When he says that "love's light wings" helped them over the wall, I think he was relating that to Cupid's wings. He then says that love is very daring, and if one can attempt something for love, then that person in love will do it. Love will not stop the kinsmen from hurting him he says.

Why is Juliet embarrassed? 
Juliet is embarrassed because she thought Romeo wasn't listening to her. She wanted to be shown as a modest woman, but now that Romeo has heard he speak about him, she as shown to be immodest. Juliet is also unsure if Romeo loves her also, so she doesn't know what his reaction might be. She says that she confessed her true love in front of him, when she was still unsure. She was embarrassed because her dark secret of the love for Romeo was reviled.   
 

Has Anyone Started Seeing Connections Between R&J and their own life?

While Romeo is hiding in the Capulet garden, he sees Juliet through her bedroom window. In the text, he says the following: " But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun." (II.2.3-4). What Romeo is basically saying in this quote is what is that light over there? Then realizing it is Juliet, Romeo compares her to the sun rising in the east, with Juliet as the Sun and her bedroom window as the East.

After Romeo reveals himself to Juliet in he garden, Juliet asks Romeo how he got into the garden, because the walls are high and if the Capulets were to find Romeo in the garden, they would kill him. Romeo's response to this is as follows: "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that dares love attempt.Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me" (II.2.71-74). Romeo is saying that nothing can stop love, specifically Romeo's love for Juliet, not even high walls or the threat of death.

• When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?

Romeo compares Juliet to many things. The first is that he compares her to the sun. He compares her to the sun because of her great beauty. He also says that her beauty causes other people to be jealous. "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon" (Act 2. Sc. 2. Line 4). He also compares her eyes to stars, saying they are the brightest and the fairest stars in all of heaven. He says that her eyes are so bright that birds would sing because they would think it was day. He also compares her to an angle. He says that she is a "winged messenger" and that any mortal would fall instantly in love with her.

• Explain what Juliet says about names. Do you agree?

Juliet says that names are nothing more than names. They don't tell what a person is. Just because someone is named a Montague it doesn't mean that they are a certain way. She thinks that she must judge someone, not by who they come from, but by who they are. "What is a Montague? It is nor hand, nor good, nor arm, nor face, belonging to a man" (Act 2. Sc. 2. Line 43)When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?I think that she is right about this. Just because you come from a certain family, doesn't meant that you are exactly like them. You might have some qualities of that family, but you shouldn't be judged by who you come from. This is what Juliet means when she is talking about names. It doesn't matter what family Romeo came from, she believes that he is a good person even if his family hates her family. 

What do you think Romeo means when he says, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."

Question: How far is Romeo willing to go in order to win Juliet?

• When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?

When Juliet appears on her balcony, Romeo campares her to a, "bright angle". He refers to her "As in a winged messenger of heaven / Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes / Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him / When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds / And sails upon the bosom of the air" (Shakespear page 71).  He is so in love with Juliet that he sees her as an angle from heaven, that makes mortal men lay back at look at how amazing she is. He says that she lays on a cloud. I think that when he refers to Juliet as an angle in the clouds he has put her on a pedestal, above all. He no longer thinks of Rosaline, he sees Juliet as the most beautiful woman, or angle, he has ever seen.

Why is Juliet embarrassed? 

The reason that  I think Juliet was embarrassed was because she was truly saying how she felt about Romeo but didn't necessarily want Romeo to know and so when Juliet realizes that Romeo had heard everything she said she was embarrassed.  As Shakespeare said: "Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek for that which thou hast heard me speak tonight"(Shakespeare,75). This shows that Juliet was so embarrassed that she was even blushing.

When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?
After the party at the Capulet house, Romeo sneaks back into the house in search of Juliet. While Romeo looks for Juliet, Juliet appears above Romeo on her balcony above Romeo. Upon seeing Juliet, Romeo says:
" It is the East, and Juliet is the sun./ Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon"(2.2 line 3-4)
By comparing Juliet to the sun, Romeo means that to him Juliet is very important and she is very beautiful and is as radiant as the sun. The next line means that Juliet, who is the sun, is even more beautiful than the moon, who is envious of Juliet's beauty. How does Romeo's description of Juliet differ from Romeo's description of Rosaline when Romeo was in love with Rosaline?

Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose? 
      After Romeo and Juliet have spent some time talking together, they decide that because they love each other so much that they should be married. Juliet says:  "If that thy bent of love be honorable/ Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow"(pg. 79 line 149-150)
Because Juliet and Romeo are intent on marriage, Juliet intends to send someone to Romeo the next day to inquire about the marriage.This dialogue about Juliet and Romeo's marriage is a very important scene because it shows the extent of their love and how they are both very eager to be married. However, do you think that they are moving to fast? Should they wait a little bit longer so that they can get to know each other?

1. When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say?  Romeo says, "O, that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek!" In dog and cat english, Romeo is saying how he wishes he could be a part of Juliet's hand so he could feel her cheek when she leans it on her hand.    

2. When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? Romeo compares Juliet to the sun. Romeo says, "But soft, what light through yonderwindow breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun."    

  While Romeo is in the Capulet's garden he says, " It is the East, and Juliet is the sun./ Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/ Who is already sick and pale with greif/ That though, her maid, art far more fair than she" ( Act 2 Scene 2 Lines 3-6). Romeo is comparing Juliet to the sun, which rises in the east. The east he is referring to is where she has made an entrance. He is saying that she lights up anywhere she is. He is also saying that she makes the moon go away. The moon, which is also beautiful, is jealous of Juliet's beauty, and looks gross in comparison. Romeo is basically saying that Juliet is the most beautiful thing in the world or universe.

Explain what Juliet says about names. Do you agree?
Juliet says that if Romeo wasn't a Montague, there would be nothing to prevent their love. The name is not the thing that it labels, and if the name was changed, the thing would not be. The name is nothing in itself; it doesn't affect the actual thing in any way.
I agree that a name is not the actual thing. If we called a rose a muck, it would still be beautiful, but we might not be as inclined to use it in our writing. It might not be such a famous symbol of purity and beauty. Names are of little consequence in the overall scheme of things, but people often worry about what to name their babies because in our society, names do matter. People make up names for eachother, taunt eachother with names, and name things according to what they think of them. However, taunting does affect people, names do matter in terms of media and other such things.

"She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it" (Shakespeare, 69).
I think that what Romeo meant by this is that what she says is not important. She cannot tell him that she loves him because their parents are sworn enemies, but she can look at him and by looking, he will know what she thinks. What she says is not important, he thinks, because it is not to him, and he is only listening to her beautiful voice, not the words that she speaks.

Romeo & Juliet Act II. Scene 2

Directions: Respond to two of the questions below, 20 minutes per question. Then, respond to a classmate's response for 10 minutes.

• When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? 
• How does Juliet “speak, yet . . . [say] nothing”? 
• When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say? 
• Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say? 
• Explain what Juliet says about names. Do you agree?
• Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions? 
• Why is Juliet embarrassed? 
• Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose? 

My Relationship With Shakespeare

When I was in sixth grade we studied a play written by Shakespeare. My class performed A Mid-Summer Night's Dream and I was in the english version of the play. In 7th grade I read A MId-Summer NIght's Dream again and it made more sense. Other then that, I have read Macbeth in 8th grade. We also watched Macbeth after we read the book. I enjoyed reading Macbeth and watching the movie.

The only experience that I have had reading Shakespeare was last year in school where i read A Mid Summers  Night Dream . I personally did not really enjoy reading it, I found it very hard to understand mainly because of the way that they talked. Aside from that I thought the plot of the story was interesting. To me he seemed to be one of the first to write about a tragic love story.

My relationship with Shakespeare is my struggle understanding his wording in his books. Although I could understand Macbeth a lot better than A Midsummer Night's Dream.  I did not like A Midsummer Night's Dream, although i enjoyed parts of Macbeth. I am always open to reading a different book by Shakespeare, so I am ready for Romeo and Juliet. Although I have to be in the mood.  

Kate + Shakespeare = Trouble

I was first introduced to Shakespeare when I was nine and I saw the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". I did not understand the language at all so the play was confusing and I did not know what was going on. I was re-introduced to him in seventh grade when I read "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Because I was older and wiser   I was able to follow the story line but there were still some parts where the language was confusing. Then in eighth grade I read "Macbeth" I did not like Macbeth because it was dark, scary, and hard to follow. I only figured it out by reading the graphic novel and listening to Br. Alan explain it in its simplest form. My relationship with Shakespeare is not very great because his plays are hard to understand. 

My Experience with Shakespeare

I have read A Midsummer Night's Dream about three times for school. I have watched and been in plays of A Midsummer Night's Dream. I have read Macbeth and some of A Comedy of Errors.  I like the plot of Shakespeare's plays. I have some trouble with the phrases and language that Shakespeare uses.Overall I've had a good experience with Shakespeare.

My Experience with Shakespeare

The only experience with Shakespeare I have had was through Prep. I read a Midsummer Nights Dream in 7th grade with Ms. J. and it was hard for me to understand the language. We watched the movie after reading the book and it was easier to understand what was going on. I then read Macbeth in 8th grade with Brother Alan, and it was still hard for me to understand the way it was written, but we had the graphic novel which helped and watched the movie after finishing and it was clearer what Macbeth was about. I am not that fond of Shakespeare because I don't like the way it's written.

I have never cared too much about Shakespeare, or read that many of his works! I have read A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, and that is it. When I read that, it made me think about things I would not unusually ever think about. Even though I enjoy reading some of his books, I do have a hard time reading them with an understanding. Without a teacher or instructor explaining what he or she is saying in the book, I would not understand too much of the content. But when all is explained to me, I understand whatever is happening, and enjoy the book a lot more than I would if I didn't receive help from somebody. I am excited to read Romeo and Juliet because I hear from a lot of people that it is a really good book, and that it is worth reading!

My relationship to Shakespeare began in 7th grade. In English we read A Midsummer Nights Dream, and in 8th grade we read the famous Macbeth. I really enjoyed the over all story line but at the same time it was very hard for me to follow the vocabulary used in the plays. I thought it was funny how he would say certain things that didn't make sense, but in the story meant something very important. I look forward to reading this new play Romeo and Juliet.

My relationship with Shakespeare began in 6th grade when my class read  parts of Romeo and Juliet, and I didn't understand most of it. Then we saw the play at the Opera House. I liked seeing the play a lot better than I liked reading the sections because I somewhat understood what was happening. In seventh grade we read A Midsummer's Night Dream, and in eight grade we read Macbeth. I understood A Midsummer's Night Dream and Macbeth better than I understood the sections we read from Romeo and Juliet in sixth grade.

Directors have created many movies about Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare has been mentioned many times throughout my life. I have always heard people say the word thy. I have read Macbeth and Mid-summers Night Dream in 7th and 8th grade. I have known that Shakespeare was one of the creators of the olden day literature.

Shakespeare is somewhat important to me, especially as an actor. He changed acting and theater forever. Also, his books have accompanied me throughout middle and high school. For example, in seventh grade, we read A Midsummer Night''s Dream, and in eighth grade, we read Macbeth. Shakespeare can be enjoyable to read, although very difficult for me, as it uses very different language than we do today.

I have some experience with Shakespeare, I have began reading some of Shakespeare, and seen the play of Romeo and Juliet. I have watched and read articles based off of most of his work. I feel that Shakespeare is a brilliant writer, I enjoy reading his way of writing. I feel that the language he uses flows well with the tone of his works.

My experience with Shakespeare

So far in my life, I have only read a few Shakespeare novels. Because these novels were a requirement of classes in school, I have not felt a very strong connection with the books that I have read so far. Although Shakespeare novels are beautifully written, at my age it is somewhat difficult to comprehend the writing and understand what Shakespeare is trying to convey. It is difficult to completely understand the writing because Shakespeare uses a very sophisticated writing style. I also find it difficult to read Shakespeare novels because I do not always understand all of the vocabulary. However, I hope to be able to begin to understand Shakespeare's writing better in the future and I look forward to reading more of Shakespeare's works.