Write a short essay explaining: What themes or messages about human nature prevail in the stories of Pyramus and Thisbe, and Romeo and Juliet;

What lessons can be learned about human nature as you examine the timeline of the "star- crossed lover” tragic storyline;

How those themes are evident in today's world. ​

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of the awakening. they chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the farival twins, who were now performing the overture to “the poet and the peasant.” what is the correct meaning of the word “aspect” based on its usage in the excerpt? character negativity performance boredom

Why does rosaline represent a foil to juliet ?

Thomas paine's common sense convicted colonists to