Week of February 27th--The Crucible!

1. The Crucible has a hard-hitting "moral of the story." What is it? Do you think this moral is still applicable in today's world? (use concrete details)

2. We have discussed one of the themes of The Crucible: Hypocrisy. Describe some of the hypocrisy in the drama (use concrete details)? What other themes do you find in The Crucible?

Week of February 27th--Macbeth!

1. What three things does Macbeth learn from the witches and apparitions and how does he react to them?

2. How does Macbeth react to Macduff's departure? (use concrete details)

3. What action is taken by Macduff and Malcolm in Act IV? (use concrete details)

Week of February 21st--The Crucible!

1. What is the relationship like between John and Elizabeth Proctor? Use evidence to support your answer.

2. How has Mary Warren's character changed? What has suddenly given her power? (Use concrete details)

3. Find 2 allusions in this Act?

4. Why is Proctor reluctant to tell Cheever about what Abigail told him? Is he justified in holding back?

5. Why hasn't John told the court what he knows? What does Elizabeth attribute his not telling to?

Week of February 21st--Macbeth (Act III)!

1. As Act III begins, Banquo is reflecting on what has happened to Macbeth. What 3 events does he state and what does he hope for himself ? (Use concrete details)

2. Wat reason does Macbeth give the murderers for wanting Banquo killed? What reason does he give for not doing it himself? (Use concrete details)

3. Why do you think Macbeth does not tell Lady Macbeth about his plan to murder Banque and Fleance? (Use concrete details)

4. When Banguo's ghost enters the banquet, what is Macbeth's reaction? (Use concrete details)

5. What does Lady Macbeth say to the guests is the reason for his behavior? What can you say about their relationship at this point in the play? (Use concrete details)

The Week of February 7th--Macbeth!!

1, With what words does Banquo reaffirm his loyalty to King Duncan?

2. What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo and why?

3. How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth differ in their reactions to the murder?

4. Who are Macbeth's other victims? Why does he commit more murders?

5. Considering journal entry number 3, what are some recurring motifs in Act 2?

Week of February 7th--The Crucible!

1. Is there  moral compass in The Crucible? Who do you think is the moral compass and why?

2. Why is there so much tension between John Proctor and Abigail? What internl shifts have occured for both characters?

3. Describe and explain some of the heightened tension in Scene 2 (use concrete details).

Week of January 31st--Macbeth!

Dear Honor Students,

Please analyze the following quotes from Macebeth; identify the speaker, provide context for the meaning, and interpret the meaning.

1.   

Yet do I fear they nature;

It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness

To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great,

Art not without ambition, but without

The illness should attend to it.

2.  

The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step

On which I must fall down or else o'erleap,

For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.

3.

Hie thee hither,

That I may pour my spirits in thine ear

And chastise with the valour of my tongue

All that impedes thee from the golden round.

Week of January 24th--The Crucible!

1. What do we learn in the opening narrative that is important to the events that follow?

2. What happened in the woods the night before Act One--begins?

3. Why is the town so stirred up by these events?

Week of Janaury 24th--Macbeth!

1. What are the witches planning at the beginning of the act?

2. What happened to the original Thane of Cawdor and why did he lose his title?

3. How do the wicthes greet Macbeth after the battle? Why?

4. What is the significance of Lady Macbeth's "unsex me" scene?

Week of January 9th--Native Son!

1. What are some of the reasons that Bigger begins to trust Jan and Boris Max?

2. Why does Bigger attack Reverend Hammond and discard the cross Hammond has given to him?

3. What two incidents in the novel indicate that the author believes that the psychiatric profession has contributed to racism?