Changing Voices

The Tempest is widely considered the last play written independently by William Shakespeare. Knowing this, do you find a difference in the language in this play than you do in other works you’ve read? Think of Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Henry IV Pt. II.

Favorites Quotes

Choose one of your favorite passages from the summer reading and post it here.  Then explain why you found it moving and what it means to you.

Thinking About Summer Reading

Can you identify any common themes explored in both The Optimist's Daughter and Let the Great World Spin? How do these books fit into our course theme, Strangers in a Strange Land?