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words.Then,read it again,and complete the activities.Use a separate sheet of paper for your written answers.  \nWilliam Shakespeare set his play Romeo and Juliet inVerona,a very old and ancient city in Italy.Verona isbuilt along the Adige River.There had been a disastrousflood in 1239.The severity of the massive damage hadrequired much rebuilding.When Shakespeare wrote hisplay in the 1500s,many parts of the city were relativelynew.  \nItaly in the 1500s was not yet unified as one country.Cities like Verona were independent states ruled bywealthy families that often fought bitterly for power.Much anger and sadness resulted from these feuds.Verona was surrounded by fortified walls built aroundthe 1300s by the della Scala family.They erected thewalls to stop any envious rival from trying to take theirprized city,which they ruled for over a century.  \nMany a grudge developed from the plots and schemesof these powerful families.Those who felt harmed lookedfor their opportunity for revenge—much like the Mon-tagues and Capulets,the two feuding families in Romeoand Juliet.  \nShakespeare may have adapted the names “Montague”and“Capulet”from the Montecchi and Capuleti families ofVerona.These families took opposite sides in many a fray.However,there is no proof that Romeo and Juliet were realpeople.  \nNonetheless,tourists today flood Verona searching forplaces in the play.However tired and weary travelersmay be when they arrive,the city does not disappoint.Verona has preserved certain buildings for posterity sothat into the future,students of Shakespeare can relivescenes from the play.Casa di Guilietta(Juliet's House)isa restored thirteenth-century inn,complete with balcony.A bronze statue of Juliet stands in the courtyard.At theremains of an old monastery is found Tomba di Guilletta(Juliet's Tomb),an empty red marble coffin.Rormeo isalso not forgotten.There is a building with plaques dedi-cated to him.  \n1.Circle the words that are aclue to the meaning ofancient.Give your ownexample of somethingancient  \n2.Circle words that describethe severity of the flood thataffected Verona.Give a syn-onym,or word with a similarmeaning for severity  \n3.Underline the phrase thatgives clues to the meaningof bitterly.Circle the wordsthat explain what was donebitterly and why.  \n4.Underline what an enviousrival of the della Scala familymight try to do.Give a syn-onym for envious.  \n5.Underline the phrase thatdescribes an outcome of agrudge.What is a way tosolve a conflict so that noone holds a grudge?  \n6.Underline the phrase that is aclue to the meaning of fray.Give a synonym for fray.  \n7.Circle the word that means thesame as weary.Describe afeeling that is the opposite ofbeing weary.  \n8.Circle the phrase that is a clueto the meaning of posterity.Underline the names of twobuildings preserved forposterity in Verona.  \n# The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,Act I,by William ShakespeareReading Warm-up B\n\nRead the following passage.Pay special attention to the underlined words.Then,read it again,and complete the activities.Use a separate sheet of paper for your written answers.  \nFor centuries,people said that when one person fell inlove with another it was the work of Cupid and hisgolden-tipped arrow.According to myth,Cupid offeredlove in its different forms to those who deserved it.Hemade some couples fall deeply in love,with strong andfiery feelings for each other.Others felt a quieter kind oflove,one more noble and virtuous.  \nThe Romans,however,did not create the Cupid story.The Greeks were the first to explain love as the work ofthe gods.Cupid was called Eros in ancient Greece.Eroswas a very powerful deity.Yet,unlike other gods,whoseintrusion into human affairs was unwelcome,Eros'pres-ence was positive.Eros brought love,and the Greeks val-ued a willing heart able to love.As the Greek philosopherPlato wrote.\"Ero","cbCaigRV7jgEV38L","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigRV7jgEV38L","pdf",438226,"English","# Reading Warm-up A\n## Vocabulary activities based on the Verona passage\n# Reading Warm-up B\n## Vocabulary activities based on the Cupid/Eros passage","[{\"question\":\"What reading skills do the Warm-up A activities practice?\",\"answer\":\"They practice using context clues to understand words such as “ancient,” “bitterly,” “fray,” and “posterity,” and they require brief answers, synonyms, antonyms, and cause-effect interpretations.\"},{\"question\":\"What background topics are included in Warm-up A?\",\"answer\":\"Warm-up A gives historical background about Verona (its flood and rebuilding), political conflict between powerful families, and lasting landmarks connected to the play.\"},{\"question\":\"What themes are explained in Warm-up B?\",\"answer\":\"Warm-up B explains Greek and Roman myths about Cupid/Eros, describing love in different forms, how the gods relate to human hearts, and what certain myths suggest about emotions like pain and unreturned love.\"}]","The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - 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