The tragedy of "Romeo and Juliet" ♥

Shakespeare is a very unique writer, who makes all his readers eager on reading his books. He is a very talented writer who knows how to organize the events of the book and knows how to control the reader’s attention. For example in the tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet.” It is a love story book, but it ends up being a tragedy and a disaster. William Shakespeare told us at the beginning of Romeo and Juliet that they were star-crossed lovers and that they would all die. Even though he told us that they were going to die, we were still eager on reading the book. Humans have this thing called Curiosity. And we can’t stop it. We were curious on knowing how they are going to die, why, and what lead to this. We were curious on knowing each detail, because to us it was surprising knowing that the two main characters were going to die. Shakespeare had a unique way of writing this story. When I first started reading Romeo and Juliet like the first part, were it is told that they die, I didn’t even want to close the book because I wanted to know the whole story, each exact event. Readers are eager on knowing the climax of the story, the unexpected events and how this star crossed lovers lead to death. Romeo and Juliet is a book you can read many times and it will still be interesting. William Shakespeare also includes another strategy to make his book more interesting and unique. Shakespeare writes in almost every phrase in a double meaning, and a lot of symbolism, this makes the book even more interesting. Shakespeare by adding a double meaning to words or adding symbolism, makes some parts or events of the story more interesting, by making the reader think maybe they are not going to die or maybe yes, even though you already know that Romeo and Juliet are going to die. Shakespeare makes the readers have doubt through out the book and then he surprises us with the tragedy. This story is like a domino game. Like one event leads to another, and this is when you can stop reading because you are too eager to know what will happen next. “Romeo and Juliet” it’s a famous play through out the world, Shakespeare’s unique and talented way of writing made it so famous.

Vocabulary!! Book Thief!:D:D

Preemptively- taken as a measure against something possible, anticipated, or feared; preventive; deterrent.

Shepherding- One who cares for and guides a group of people, as a minister or teacher. * To herd, guard, tend, or guide as or in the manner of a shepherd.

Irate- angry; enraged. * arising from or characterized by anger.

Evoked- to call up or produce.* Cause to appear.* to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality.

Desecrated- treated with contempt.

Trudged- to walk laboriously or wearily along or over

Gambling- to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.* to take a chance on; venture; risk.vv

Stealing!!:P " Book Thief" Part 3 Question

“Stealing was one of the joys of childhood for Liesel and Rudy.” They were many things that brought Rudy and Liesel together, but it was the stealing that cemented their friendship completely.” Book Thief page 148. As you can see stealing for Rudy and Liesel was not a big deal. They used stealing to benefit themselves. It was the only solution. For example if they were hungry the solution was to steal. If Liesel wanted books one solution was to steal. They didn’t saw stealing as a bad thing to do. The problem is that as you can see Liesel’s life has been very complicated. Her brother died and her mother left her with the foster parents. She now lives in Himmel Street, were they live in a little house, have barely enough money for education and to buy things, and barely have enough food to eat. Liesel and Rudy don’t live a life like us. We receive a good education and thank God we have food to eat. Liesel and Rudy are not receiving a good education at all, so they don’t really know the meaning of stealing. They see stealing like a one option to survive. Rosa and Hand Hubermann work hard and they try their best to find work, earn money, but it seems to be difficult to them. They are doing the best to maintain Liesel. They barely have food to eat and the one solution is for example exchanging things….but what can they exchange of they don’t have so many things? Maybe Han Hubermann’s tobacco, but maybe not everyone will exchange something for tobacco. And Hans Hubermann loves tobacco; he already did his effort to buy 2 books to Liesel, exchanging 8 cigarettes per book. Life has no been very easy for them. I agree that stealing is very bad and should NEVER be done, but it is not Liesel and Rudy’s fault for not having a good education or not having food. Liesel and Rudy did everything to survive. Yes, they are many solutions instead of stealing, but they don’t receive a good education so how are they going to know that stealing is WRONG. It is true that, poor farmer that they stole all of the apples of his tree and that he maybe took a long time and great effort to plant the tree. Maybe this food was to feed their children. But Liesel and Rudy didn’t thought about that, they just wanted to save their lives. When you are hungry and about to die you even don’t think about many options. You do the first thing it comes to your mind. Also if you start thinking, it is better to save someone’s life, and be happy because you were a hero. Instead of knowing that you were unwilling to give and you didn’t save some ones life. As you can remember when Liesel and Rudy stole the apples, each apple was disposed of on the riverbank were she learned to swim. They were not used to such luxury, they knew it was likely they were going to get sick. But they were so hungry that they ate them. For hunger they did stealing. Everybody makes mistakes, and they wished that in their life they could be someone that could give them a good education and tell them what is WRONG and RIGHT.

Book Thief!!! Vocabulary:P:D:D:P

Relinquished: To cease holding physically; release

Charcoal: A black, porous, carbonaceous material; drawing pencil or crayon made from this material. To draw, write, or blacken with a black, carbonaceous material.

Lacerated: mangled; jagged; torn.

Drizzle: To rain gently in fine, mist like drops.

Nefarious: Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.

Smeared: To apply by spreading or daubing

Erect: upright in position or posture

Gangly: tall and thin

Catalyst: a person or thing that precipitates an event or change

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Prediction "Book Thief":P:P:P

When I started reading the "Book Thief” it seemed very difficult, but I read chapter 2 and now I am understanding it better. What I predict that Liesel will become a stronger person. When her brother died she felt really sad and weak because she lost her brother and now she is going to live with her fosters parents” The Hubermanns.” Also she is never going to see her mom again. I think Liesel is going to steal more books and collect them, so see could have something to hold on and a memory of her brother. Also each place where she is going to steals a book, it would be an important place and she is going to past many adventures. She is going to learn how to read first, and I think Ms. Rosa Hubermann will teach her how to read. Liesel will find a way to live and entertain herself. I think she is also going to fight for what she wants. She is going to fight for freedom, she is going to go and find her mother, and maybe try to meet his father. Liesel will past adventure and exciting moments each time she steals a book, but she needs to be careful because the Nazis can find out, and they hate books. The Nazis may burn all the books she has steal or maybe they could get so mad that they could kill her. I think Liesel will die because she can have the disease of her brother Werner, it can be genetic. I think Liesel is going to start getting along better with the Hubermanns. Rosa is going to change her attutide and she is going to start and help Liesel and preparing her for anything that might happen in the future. I think Hans will die because of smoking. I got very curious when death mention about that he only saw Liesel 3 times.....that is very interesting because it makes you think….maybe she was risking herself each time she steeled a book….or maybe death took her the fourth time??? I also think that Liesel’s mother is going to die, but Liesel will first find her and maybe they will die together.

Before We Were Free Question #2- The Mancini's Risk

The Mancini’s are letting Anita and her mother hid in their closet. The Macini’s are hiding the secret, not even Oscar and his sisters know. I think that they are taking the right steps even though they are putting their family in risk just to help their friends. It was a great decision, first step, not to tell Oscar and his sisters that Anita and her mother are hiding in the closet. It was a good decision not telling them because, little kids sometimes by accident they spread the secret and in this case if they spread the secret they are going to get Anita and all of them in big trouble. They shouldn’t tell Oscar and his sisters until all the problems are resolved. I think the Mancini’s are being very good people because not all people would do this thing to save their friends. Other people prefer not risking their family, so I think the Mancini’s had a very big heart and braveness of letting them hide in their closet. I think the Mancini’s understand all the problem and difficulties Anita and her family have been through. The Mancini and Anita’s family have been good friends, I think that was another reason the Mancini’s let them hid in their closet. I am glad that all of them are cooperating to make their country free! They are fitting for freedom and I think every person has the right to be free. Anita’s family has a privilege to have the Mancini’s because Tío Pepe is Italian, so Anita and her mother are safe because SIM cannot enter to the Italian Embassy. Also Tío Toni, Papi and the other people of the group choose The Mancini’s house as a refugee in case of the SIM finds out. My opinion was different from the last one. In the last one I didn’t agree that Tío Toni and Papi would put their family in risk but I also thought freedom was the right decision. Now I change my mind and I think the Mancini’s are taking the right steps to protect their friends, and I think they should fight for freedom until they get what they want……FLY, FLY like BUTTERFLIES!! The Mancinis are doing the right steps because if they didn’t offer the closet, a safe place, I think Anita and her mother would have been killed. I think that Mancini’s did the right thing of keeping up that braveness and fight for freedom! I would have done the same thing. If they would have not do this ….all their plan of being free would end ….because they would get killed… and then the Mancini’s would have regret it!! They should get fitting for FREEDOM!!!!