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aCTIVITy 4.15
Close reading of a scene
learNING sTraTeGIes:
Skimming/Scanning, Diffusing, Paraphrasing, Close Reading, Summarizing, Rereading, Visualizing
About the Author
Little is known about the early life of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) except that he was born and grew up in Stratford-on-Avon in England. What is known is that he went to London as a young man and became
an actor and playwright. He wrote 37 plays (comedies, tragedies, and histories) and is considered one of the greatest playwrights who ever lived. Performances of his plays occur regularly in theaters around the world.
drama
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Collaborate to make meaning of a scene.
• Summarize and visualize the text to demonstrate understanding.
Preview
In this activity, you will read a scene from a Shakespearean play and think about its meaning.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• Asyoureadthescene,underlinewordsandphrasesthataremeanttobeinsults.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
Dream Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 282–305
by William Shakespeare
HERMIA Oh me! you juggler! you canker-blossom!
You thief of love! What, have you come by night
And stolen my love’s heart from him?
HELENA Fine, i’faith!
285 Have you no modesty, no maiden shame,
No touch of bashfulness? What, will you tear Impatient answers from my gentle tongue? Fie, fie! you counterfeit, you puppet, you!
HERMIA Puppet? Why so? Ay, that way goes the game. 290 Now, I perceive that she hath made compare
from
A Midsummer
Night’s
Grammar UsaGe
Apostrophe
Just as an apostrophe is used in modern English to mark the absence of a letter, so it was used in Shakespeare’s time. Example: “Fine, i’faith!” Translation: “Fine, in faith!”
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