1. How does a community determine who belongs and who does not? How does a society determine its “universe of obligation?”

As a group we believed that their is not a particular way that a community determines who belongs and who does not. However, we believed that the most common way to determine which is which is mostly by profiling. It can be any type of profiling, but we think that racial profiling plays the biggest part. We remember in a video that a black man had said that he was walking down the street, going home, after church. A police officer thought he did not belong in the place he was in and thought he was up to no good. He arrested the black man because of racial profiling. A lot of times, for example, if someone  new moves into to your neighborhood and you see them, you judge them by their first impression. You see some of things they own and you get this picture of who they are and what they are made of. But the first time you meet them they are a completely different person then you thought. We believe that this is almost all communities “universe of obligation”. We determine who does and doesn’t belong based on what they look like to us, not what they really are. And this can lead to dramatic changes in ones personality and public appearance.

2. What are the consequences for those who choose to challenge a community’s rules—written and unwritten—about who belongs?

• Atticus
• Miss Maudie Atkinson
• Boo Radley
• Tom Robinson

There can be many different consequences, not all linked with the law. Atticus is put on a case with a man named Tom Robinson. Tom was accused of raping a white woman and was arrested. Originally, Atticus said that he wasn’t really going to put much effort into the trial. But after a day into the trial, Atticus realized that Tom was falsely accused. He vowed that he would try his hardest to get Tom free of this accusation. This lead to many consequences, and not just for him. His whole family was being slammed in the face with a lot of hate. Everyone else believed that Tom really did rape the woman and began thinking that Atticus was wrong in the head. Even some of their family turned on them. On page 86, Scout says, “…why did Cecil say you defended …,” People begin to judge the Finch family and people, for example Cecil, is beginning to be rude to Atticus and his children. Scout actually gets into a fight over her father’s actions, trying to protect her dads title. In conclusion, Atticus chooses to challenge the community’s unwritten rules, and him and his family are paying the price.

3. What dilemmas do individuals confront when their consciences conflict with the rules and expectations of their communities? What conflicts arise in literature out of the tension between characters and their settings?

One of the dilemmas that is confronted upon one of the main characters is Atticus’ choice on the trial of Tom Robinson. Atticus has to choose between two options, each leading a different direction. He can let an innocent Tom Robinson get sent to prison, or even possibly executed, or he could serve justice and do his best to let the innocent man go. Atticus, being the kind hearted and equally minded person he is, chooses to help Tom stay a free man. Even though he believes this is right, everyone around thinks and tells him that he is wrong. He continues to fight for Tom however, not caring entirely of the consequences. Many different conflicts begin to rise up because of Atticus’ choices. His daughter Scout begin to learn about all of these things she had never seen before. She begins to learn about racism, and begins being bullied about her dad being a … defender. She starts getting into fights at school about the whole trial. All of these are conflicts that are raising because of Atticus’ choices and the tension between characters and their settings.

1. Explain lines 21-22” “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied/And vice sometime by action dignified”?

In Act 2 Scene 3 the lines “Virtue itself turns vice, being misspelled, And vice sometime by action dignified” is explaining that sometimes a good persons good actions or good intentions can cause a uncommon outcome in certain situations which means when events seem to be going smooth and great there can always be a turn of event

 

2. When Friar Lawrence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Lawrence make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning

When Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence early in the morning Friar Lawrence makes the comment or thought that something is wrong with Romeo, because he doesn’t come see him that early in the morning Friar Lawrence assumes that Romeo has been up all night the night before coming to seek help or advice on a unreal love from Friar Lawrence

 

3. What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says to Romeo “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”?

When Friar Lawrence says “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes?” he means that Romeo should not be attracted to someone because of their appearance but you should get to know them for who they really are, their mindset emotionally and physically instead of thinking that they are in love just based upon a women’s physical attractions

1. Explain lines 21-22” “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied/And vice sometime by action dignified”?

Sometimes good intentions can have a negative outcome when they’re not applied correctly or they don’t turn out the way they were planned just like Friar Lawrance tried to help Romeo and Juiet by giving Juliet the sleeping potion but Romeo and Juliet ended up dead because of a misunderstanding, but bad intentions can be sometimes be honered by understanding people because of the reason to why they were made.

 

2. When Friar Lawrence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Lawrence make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning?

Friar Lawrence assumes that something is wrong with Romeo because he sees him so early and realizes that he has most likely been up all night which would only happen if something was wrong

 

3. What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says to Romeo “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”?

Friar Lawrence tries to tell Romeo that when a young man is in love you will see it in his eyes and not his heart, because sometimes you make yourself believe that you’re in love with someone even when you’re not, but you will know if the love is true by how a young man looks at the woman he loves, and how his eyes light up when they see her.

1. Explain lines 21-22” “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied/And vice sometime by action dignified”?

Line 21 says that good things or actions that were meant to be good turn bad or wicked when using those things, the wrong way. Line 22 says that sometimes those wicked and bad actions or things are often respected and encouraged.

2. When Friar Lawrence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Lawrence make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning?

When Friar Lawrence sees Romeo so early in the morning, he becomes a little suspicious. He basically says that it is not normal to see Romeo out and about so early in the morning and that he knows something is up. He ends with saying, “Our Romeo hath not been in bed tonight.”

3. What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says to Romeo “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”?

When Friar Lawrence says, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes,” he means that Romeo is still only looking at the appearance of the woman he claims to love. He is trying to tell Romeo to hold up and get to know her a little better before attempting to marry her. But Romeo will not listen and still want’s to proceed with the marriage, even though they just met.

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

-When Juliet appears on the balcony, Romeo compares her to the sun. He says, “It is the East, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.” Romeo describes her in such a way as if she has a sort of aura around her due to her great beauty. He also says that she is so pretty that she can light up and chase the night away with her great beauty.

2. How does Juliet “speak, yet…[say] nothing”?

-When Romeo says, “She speaks, yet she says nothing,” he is referring to her appearance. He is saying that her appearance speaks for her. Upon looking at Juliet, you can get a picture of who she really is. Romeo says, “The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars.” Romeo is describing her as a piece of art, something he could stare at for eternity and never get bored.

3. Unaware of Romeo’s presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say?

-Juliet asks Romeo to profound his love for her and forget his name and the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. She says, “Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” She wants her and Romeo’s love to come first rather than the eternal fighting between the two rival families. She does not care what her or Romeo’s names are, just them being happy with one another.

4. What does Juliet say about “names”; what analogy does she make to reflect irrelevant nature of names?

-Juliet says that a name is useless except for calling a person by name. She says, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The meaning of this is that if you take a rose and rename it something like pencil, it will still have the same qualities and characteristics of the object named rose. She is saying that names have no meaning or say in what you are or what you become.

5. 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 responses to these questions?

-When Juliet asked why Romeo would risk his life just to come see her, he said, “With loves light wings did I o’erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot old love out.” Romeo is saying that no wall can ever keep him and his love for Juliet apart. He also goes on to say that he is not scared of any of Juliet’s kinsman finding him there. He says that he is willing to fight the kinsman for Juliet. This further shows what they are willing to do for each other.

1. What does Mercutio say about “blind love”?

Mercutio says “If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark.” The meaning of this quote is that if you only love someone for their physical appearance, you can never truly love that person. This is the situation between Romeo and Rosaline. Mercutio says, “By her fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh.” Romeo only loves Rosaline for her beautiful looks as described by Mercutio. If Romeo truly loved Rosaline, he would accept her choice to become a nun. But because of his childish and selfish love, he will not accept her choice and keeps chasing something he’s never going to get rather than looking for someone else.

2. Why does Mercutio chide Romeo?

1. Mercutio chides Romeo hoping that one day he will finally understand what true loves. Mercutio goes into a lengthy speech about how pretty Rosaline is and chides Romeo for only looking on the outside and not Rosaline’s true self. Romeo probably does not know a single thing about Rosaline’s personality. Mercutio says, “’I conjure only but to raise up him.” Mercutio is only trying to get Romeo to come back to them, but he is also chiding him in the process. Mercutio is trying to get Romeo to understand how messed up his love for Rosaline is.

1. What is the epiphany that is revealed at the end of “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson?

2. What rhetorical devices does the author use to persuade the reader of its message? (ethos, pathos, logos)

 

3. Describe the language (ethos) the author uses in“The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson that subverts the central plot structure and resolution of the story?

 

4. What is ironic about Tessie Hutchinson being chosen for this sacrificial lottery?

 

 

5. What is the theme of “The Lottery”,by Shirley Jackson?

 

Act 2 Scene 2 on page 81 of the book Romeo and Juliet takes place on the balcony scene where Romeo and Juliet are expressing their unallowed love for each other as they are loving and enjoying ones company. Juliet states that “I shall forget, to have thee still stand there, Remembering how I love thy company.” Then Romeo responds “And I’ll still stay, to have thee still forget, forgetting any other home but this.” As the audience can observe they both have fallen deeply in love with each other totally forgetting that they both live in two different households who have held a hatred towards each other for centuries. Juliet and Romeo are so in love they are unknowing to what consequences may come if their households find out about their forbidden love. Later in their conversation, Romeo asks Juliet to marry him and she says yes. The both of them are very exited and happy to marry each other. Juliet ask’s Romeo “What o’clock shall I send to thee?”. Romeo says “By the hour of nine.” So we can foreshadow that the following day around nine o’clock, Romeo and Juliet will be married and become husband and wife.