Poem
Essay
Write five to six sentences explaining how the ideas in
"Mutability" show one or more ideas expressed in "A
Defence of Poetry " Use examples from the essay and
the poem in your answer
We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon
How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and
quiver,
Streaking the darkness radiantly yet soon
Night closes round, and they are lost for ever
Or like forgotten lyres, whose dissonant strings
Give various response to each varying blast,
To whose frail frame no second motion brings
One mood or modulation like the last
We rest A dream has power to poison sleep,
We rise. One wandering thought pollutes the
day
We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep.
Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away
It is the samel-For be it joy or sorrow,
The path of its departure still is free:

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)