Balti state university a. Russo chair of english philology

 
Practical assignments: 
Romeo and Juliet 
1. 
Read Romeo and Juliet and say why it is called Shakespeare‟s “One Week‟s 
Tragedy”. Make a sketch of this week by enumerating all the events and the days 
when they took place. 
2. 
Comment on Juliet‟s monologue on the balcony.
3. 
Make the character drawing of the main characters. Illustrate your opinions with 
examples from the play.
4. 
Romeo and Juliet is considered an optimistic tragedy. Give reasons for such a 
statement.

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Othello, the Moor of Venice 
1. Read the tragedy and comment on its main conflicts. 
2. Comment on the major theme of the tragedy. 
3. Write an essay about the problem of race discrimination in W. Shakespeare‟s drama.
Hamlet Prince of Denmark 
 
1. Read the tragedy and comment on its main characters. 
2. Make a list of actions that helped Hamlet disguise the crime committed against his father.
3. Comment on the actuality of Hamlet‟s famous monologue “To be or not to be…‟
4. Pick up from the tragedy actions or words that characterize Hamlet as a humanist. 
5. Comment on the humanism of W. Shakespeare. Bring examples from all his creation.

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English Literature of the period of 
Revolution and Restoration (1600-1660) 
 
Plan 
1. Social and political life of England in the 17
th
Century. The Character of the revolution (1600 – 
1640). The leading force of the revolution – the Puritanism. 
2. Literary currents of the time 
3. Birth and death of Literary forms 
4. The Literary activity of John Donne – the representative of metaphysical poets. 
5. “Ben Jonson – the founder of the first “Literary school” in Britain, the representative of the 
Cavalier poets.
6. John Milton – the greatest of all epic poets in English literature.
7. Conclusions