Offering 50 points 1. Why did Shakespeare use allusions in his plays?
2. How effective was Shakespeare’s use of allusions in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet?

In the story “seventh grade,” victor’s and michael’s hopes and expectations about girls often cause them to a.act in embarrassing ways. b.get into trouble at school. c.struggle with friendships. d.do poorly in their classes.

Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of the scarlet letter using comprehension strategies. a blessing on the righteous colony of the massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine! what is the meaning of the word “iniquity”? wickedness, sin mistakes, errors belongings, possessions solitude, loneliness

Read the stanza from “deliverance from another sore fit.” “thou knowest the sorrows that i felt; my plaints and groans were heard of thee, and how in sweat i seemed to melt thou 'st and thou regardest me.” what does the word regardest suggest about the speaker’s attitude toward god?