1. Arrange the words of these famous Shakespeare quotes so that they make sense. Hamlet: question be to not to be is that or the As You Like It: fool think doth the wise is he knows a fool to be man but the wise himself Romeo and Juliet: that I parting sweet is sorrow shall goodnight say till morrow it be such

2. Write down the following words. Look them up and write the definitions. As we are reading, put the definitions next to the words in your own books. 1.choler 2.beseem 3.forswear 4.wilt 5.pernicious 6.adversary 7.shrift 8.tyrannous 9.importune 10.wield

4. Romeo and Juliet Act I, Scene I Read through Act I, Scene I. Write a 9+ sentence summary of what is happening. Make a list of all of the characters we meet in Act I, Scene I. Write one short sentence about each character’s traits (what do we know about the character so far?) Create a character map for what we know about the characters of Romeo, Benvolio, and Tybalt. Make sure to cite evidence.

5. Answer the following: 1. Benvolio’s name means ‘well-wishing’. How does our first encounter with him help to establish him as a ‘well-wishing’ character? 2. Romeo and Juliet is essentially a love story. Why do you think Shakespeare begins it with a violent street fight? 3. A pun is a play on words. It is a form of joking, using words which sound the same but have different meanings. Write down the words in the first four lines which create the pun.