1. Here is a picture of the skeletons found in the dig that accompanies the article. How does the use of the phrase ‘Preshistoric Romeo and Juliet’ affect change our perception of the dig?

2. Textual questions from Romeo and Juliet The use of language in Mercutio’s ‘Queen Mab’ speech in Act 1, Scene 4 builds a feeling of insanity. Do you agree or disagree? Why? See p. 958 – 959. Compare and contrast Benvolio’s sense of the truth to Capulet’s in Act 4, Scene 1. Use evidence from the text to make your comparisons. See p. 997- 998.

3. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

4. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Figurative language Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. Connotative meaning When you look up a word in the dictionary, you will find its literal (denotative) meaning. However, the emotions and associations connected to a word is known as its connotative meaning. Depending on our experiences, certain words have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation.

5. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Connotative meaning When you look up a word in the dictionary, you will find its literal (denotative) meaning. However, the emotions and associations connected to a word is known as its connotative meaning. Depending on our experiences, certain words have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation. How about this one? And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade

6. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Figurative language Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. So, let’s try this one Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

7. Now, let’s look at the whole sonnet again. Where do you see figurative and connotative language? Why? Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.