Please copy the following 14 vocabulary words for Act III, and write 14 GOOD vocabulary sentences for each word (THAT SHOW THE WORD'S MEANING)
ACT 3 VOCABULARY (14 sentences for extra-credit)
1. ails (v)-- pains or makes ill
2. briskly (adv)-- quickly; speedily
3. despair (n)-- hopelessness
4. epitaph (n)-- sentence or phrase that summarizes a person’s life or character
5. flippancy (n)-- casualness; without seriousness
6. lingers (v)-- waits around; moves slowly
7. mirage (n)-- something you see that isn’t there
8. ominous (adj)--menacing; threatening
9. outmoded (adj)-- out of style
10. plunder (v)-- steal; take forcefully
11. precariously (adv)-- placed dangerously
12. retrogression (n)-- movement backward to a worse state
13. reverie (n)-- dream-like state
14. wrought (v)-- shaped; made
Today we will:
*Read pages: 131-138 middle
*Watch the film
*Answer the study guide questions for this section (#s 64-69)
64. 131
65. 132-133
66. -----------skip-------------
67. 134
68. 134-137
69. 137-138
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*For extra-credit: Analyze this section of the text (this was another scene that was cut at one point)
Answer the following question below: (you do not have to copy it but you do need RACE for full-credit: Hand in on your way out
Does this scene add anything (any information) about the plot or characters that you think would be missing if it wasn't there? In other words, do you learn anything about the plot, characters, or context of the play that are necessary to gaining a full understanding of the play--why or why not?
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