aunt caroline gave me a shawl she had secretly been knitting and a gold
thimble and some pins she said belonged to mother. denise was able to
somehow find enough flour to bake me a cake, and she put a rose on it,
because she knew it would remind me of mother. and dinah gave me a
card she wrote out all by herself. i shall treasure it forever. the gifts were
expensive
wrapped
thoughtful
discarded

Messalla frowns at the wide circular cover, for a moment returning to his own fussy world.

How now how now chop logic what is this proud and i you and i you not and yet not proud mistress minion you me no nor proud me no proud

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.