Oftentimes in literature, an author chooses a character's name for a specific purpose. Names can introduce a character’s personality to the reader, give insight into development and interaction of a character, serve as irony, etc. In Twelfth Night, you will examine the importance of names further. Do you know what your name means? Is there a “story” behind your names? Why do you think some parents name their children Jr.? Is naming significant? How do different cultures handle naming of children? Can your name shape you?

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses

Nthis excerpt from act v of shakespeare's romeo and juliet, friar laurence's letter to romeo is not delivered due to circumstances beyond his control. what is the conflict in the scene?

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.