1. English I Honors—December 1, 2015
Daily Warm-up: Reread the Prologue from Romeo and Juliet and answer the questions:
1. In which northern Italian city is the play set?
2. What is the purpose of the prologue?
3. Describe how the mood is conveyed through specific phrases and words.
Homework:
Poetry Anthology due by the end of the day on Friday.
Study for Lesson 25 and 26 Vocabulary Quiz
Reading Plus due Sunday at 11:59.

2. English I Honors Lesson 25 Vocabulary
Autobiography—n. an account of a person's life written by that person.
Scripture—n. the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible.
Illegible—adj. not clear enough to be read.
Editorial—n. a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
Manuscript—n. author's text that has not yet been published.
Anecdote—n. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Revision—n. the action of revising.
Postscript—n. an additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature and introduced by “P.S.”
Bibliography—n. a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, usually printed as an appendix.
Monogram—n. a motif of two or more letters, typically a person's initials, used as a logo or to identify a personal possession.

3. English I Honors Lesson 26 Vocabulary
Contradict—v. be in conflict with
Verdict—n. a decision on a disputed matter
Proclamation—n. a public or official announcement
Clamor—n. a loud and confused noise
Diction—n. word choice
Dedicate—v. devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose
Benediction—n. the utterance or bestowing of a blessing
Predictable—adj. behaving or occurring in a way that is expected
Dictator—n. a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force
Acclaim—n. enthusiastic and public praise

4. Romeo and Juliet Reading Log
Act 1 Scene i
Characters and brief description:
Attitudes, personality, motives
3 notable quotes and translation:
Scene summary:

5. Act 1 Scene i
Characters and brief description:
Sampson and Gregory (House of Capulet goofballs, think they are tough stuff, motivation is to prove they are tough)
Abram and Balthsar (House of Montague goons, looking for a fight)
Tybalt (A Capulet, Juliet’s cousin, he is hot-headed, likes to fight)
Benvolio (friend to Romeo, a peacemaker; Benvolio summarizes a lot of the action.)
Capulet (old, but still wants to fight)
Lady Capulet (insults her husband)
Montague and Lady Montague (worried about their son, Romeo)
Prince (Angry about the fight, decrees that if they fight again they will be put to death)
Romeo (all sad and emo about losing his love Rosaline)

6. Act 1, Scene i
3 notable quotes and translation:
1. What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word/As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. (I, i, Lines72-74)
What? You take out your sword and then talk about peace? I hate the word peace like I hate hell, all Montagues, and you. Let’s go at it, coward!
2. Away from light steals home my heavy son, And private in his chamber pens himself,/Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, And makes himself an artificial night. (I, i, )
My sad son comes home to escape the light. He locks himself up alone in his bedroom, shuts his windows to keep out the beautiful daylight, and makes himself an artificial night.  3.
BENVOLIO […] What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?
What’s making you so sad and your hours so long?
ROMEO Not having that, which, having, makes them short.
I don’t have the thing that makes time fly.
BENVOLIO In love?
Your in love?
ROMEO Out—
Out.
BENVOLIO Of love?
Out of love.
ROMEO Out of her favor, where I am in love.
I love someone. She doesn’t love me. ( )

7. Act 1 Scene i
Scene Summary:
Sampson and Gregory, two servants of the house of Capulet, stroll through the streets of Verona. Gregory sees two Montague servants approaching, and discusses with Sampson the best way to provoke them into a fight without breaking the law. Benvolio, a kinsman to Montague, enters and draws his sword in an attempt to stop the confrontation. Tybalt, a kinsman to Capulet, sees Benvolio’s drawn sword and draws his own. The brawl spreads. The Prince Escalus arrives and commands the fighting stop on penalty of torture. The Prince declares the violence between the two families has gone on for too long, and proclaims a death sentence upon anyone who disturbs the civil peace again.
Benvolio describes to Montague how the brawl started. Lady Montague asks whether Benvolio has seen her son, Romeo. Benvolio replies that he earlier saw Romeo pacing through a grove of sycamores outside the city; since Romeo seemed troubled, Benvolio did not speak to him. Concerned about their son, the Montagues tell Benvolio that Romeo has often been seen melancholy, walking alone among the sycamores. They add that they have tried to discover what troubles him, but have had no success. Benvolio sees Romeo approaching, and promises to find out the reason for his melancholy. The Montagues quickly depart.
Benvolio approaches his cousin. With a touch of sadness, Romeo tells Benvolio that he is in love with Rosaline, but that she does not return his feelings and has in fact sworn to live a life of chastity. Benvolio counsels Romeo to forget her by gazing on other beauties, but Romeo contends that the woman he loves is the most beautiful of all. Romeo departs, assuring Benvolio that he cannot teach him to forget his love. Benvolio resolves to do just that.