Online Assessment (march 2014)
Instructions:
Essay Topics
- Choose 1 question from the given 4.
- Do some research and type your response in a word document (copy the question too, please).
- Submit through email.
- Time needed to complete assignment: 3 hours of solid, uninterrupted enthusiasm.
- Deadline: Sunday 23 March 2014, 23:59.
- Late work will be penalised.
Essay Topics
- Friar Laurence serves many dramatic purposes in the play. Examine the character of the Friar and his role in Romeo and Juliet.
- Mercutio is considered to be one of Shakespeare's great creations, yet he is killed relatively early in the play. What makes Mercutio so memorable a character?
- Discuss Juliet's soliloquy that opens Act 3, Scene 2, paying particular attention to its poetic merits and relevance to the overall play.
- Mercutio gives a wonderful monologue on Queen Mab in Act 1, Scene 4. Examine this passage and discuss its literary qualities.