How would you rate these valedictory speeches. Consider the lecture's tips as well as your own experience and preferences to write a critique of the two speeches. What did you (not) like about them? What worked for the authors? What didn't work? Do you think they connected with their audiences? Did they write with an appropriate tone, mood, and voice? Do the speeches reflect the classes' accomplishments, experiences, and expectations for the future? Be sure to explain your answers with examples from the texts.

Directions: in 2 - 3 paragraphs respond to mack's idea about the "interplay of life and literature" in lines 92 - 100 in " why read shakespeare". 1. explain what it means to say that finding meaning in shakespeare "is a sort of proving ground for finding beauty and meaning in life". provide reasons that support your claim. 2. explain which is more important - that literature teaches readers about life or that understanding life readers understand literature. identify examples from literature you have read. 3. summarize your view of the interplay between literature and your own lives, explaining whether you see a connection or not and why.