Apetrarchan scholar said that
petrarch's expressions of love were nothing more than “a great fiction to
compensate for a real state of affairs in which it was a man's world and a
violent one at that.” if petrarch were writing today, how might he alter his
portrayal of women?

Directions: in 2 - 3 paragraphs respond to mack's idea about the "interplay of life and literature" in lines 92 - 100 in " why read shakespeare". 1. explain what it means to say that finding meaning in shakespeare "is a sort of proving ground for finding beauty and meaning in life". provide reasons that support your claim. 2. explain which is more important - that literature teaches readers about life or that understanding life readers understand literature. identify examples from literature you have read. 3. summarize your view of the interplay between literature and your own lives, explaining whether you see a connection or not and why.

What is the purpose of the statistic in this passage? it shows how big the need is for protection it explains that email is an effective form of communication. it gives new ways to monitor email traffic it illustrates how popular email has become.

Write row to three sentences explaining o e way that ovid creates suspense in pyramus and thisbe. support your response with details from this poem