JUNE HOLIDAYS WEEK 3 (ASSIGNMENT)

Hi all :)

For this week's assignment, please answer the following question and email your answers to: meela_useen@yahoo.com.sg

This assignment carries a total of 20 marks. Deadline is by 5pm on Monday 16 June 2008.

The question is as follows:

Who and Where?
Take each of the following lines and explain them, noting who the speaker is, what is being referred to, and how the line fits into the general context of the play.

1. I would my father looked but with my eyes. (Act 1, Scene i, line 56)

2. The course of true love never did run smooth. (1,i,34)

3. But with thy brawls thou hast disturbed our sport. (2,i,87)

4. Ere he do leave this grove,
Thou shalt fly him, and he shall seek thy love (2,i, 245-6)

5. And then end life when I end loyalty (2,ii,69)

6. Never did mockers waste more idle breath. (3,ii,168)

7. As this their jangling I esteem a sport. (3,ii,360)

8. The female ivy so
Enrings the barky fingers of the elm. (4,i,43-4)

9. Man is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream (4,i,206-7)

10. Beshrew my heart but I do pity the man. (4,i,284)


To allow all of us some time to rest during the last week of holidays, this will be the last holiday assignment :)

Do expect a test or quiz or written assignment in Term 3. Please come prepared.

Enjoy what's left of the holidays! :)

JUNE HOLIDAYS WEEK 2 (ASSIGNMENT)

Hi again everyone...

Thank you to the following people and groups, for handing in the Powerpoint presentations for Acts 4 and 5!

They are:

- Jia Jing

- The Bumblebees

- Yanyan, Sheryl and Rachael from 3BN andMaryann, Charles and XueYi from 3GR

- Jacqueline Sim

- Shubin (Group E)

What about the rest of you? Where are your presentations?!

Submission still pending. Please submit individually or as a group. Thank you!

For this week:

Please use the comments feature to discuss the following.

1. In modern times, how would Helena's speech in Act 1 Scene 1, lines 181-192, be perceived? What are some of the stereotypes inherent in her speech here?


2. What prejudices and values of that time (as evidenced in Helena's speech) are still relevant today?


Please feel free to contribute your ideas even if it seems to run contrary to "popular" (read: other people's) opinion. Your responses will be evaluated for relevance to topic, originality of thought and ideas and quality of contribution.

Please also feel free to agree or disagree with what your friends have commented, but remember to elaborate and make each argument your own.

The breakdown of marks for this online assignment are as follows:

10 marks in total for a coherent and logical comment / contribution /discussion.

1 bonus mark for the first person to contribute.

1 bonus mark for those who contribute fresh ideas to the discussion

As before, please contribute and discuss the above questions by MONDAY, 9 JUNE .

A new assignment for Week 3 will be uploaded next week.

Have a great time working on this assignment, everyone! :)