Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, and then answer the following question(s).Juliet’s long speech is a soliloquy. Based on this speech, what do you think the main purpose of a soliloquy is?

Read the passage Rembrandt’s Gaze, and then answer the following question(s).What conclusion can be drawn from the information in the last two paragraphs?

Read the passage Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and then answer the following question(s).What was the first play performed in the original Globe?

Read the passage from Hamlet, and then answer the following question(s).During the time the play was written, what was a common trend in society that explains Hamlet’s plan?

Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, and then answer the following question(s).Juliet believes that the friar may have given her poison because

Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, and then answer the following question(s).How do the thoughts Juliet entertains in this excerpt contrast with her action at the end of the excerpt?

Read the passage The Bells, and then answer the following question(s).What mood does the poet create in lines 70–85 of the poem?

Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, and then answer the following question(s).How do the thoughts Juliet entertains in this excerpt contrast with her action at the end of the excerpt?

Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, and then answer the following question(s).One theme in Shakespearean tragedy is that of vengeance.How does Shakespeare express this theme in Juliet’s monologue?

Read the passage The Bells, and then answer the following question(s).How does the sound of the bells change as the poem progresses?