Romeo and Juliet♥

William Shakespeare is very talented. He knows how to keep his audience with interest in his plays. In Romeo and Juliet he tells us at the begining of the story that both characters would die to catch the reader's attention and make them ask many questions to themselves. For example How will they die? Why are they going to die? Will this be the end of their story? Also since the story is about love it already catches almost everyone's attention. During the whole play he keeps the audience entertained because he is always writing romantic and funny things. Most of them with a double meaning which means that the reader pay closer attention. This is something highly original. Shakespeare is very unique too because he didn't write another fairytale where there is a happy ending, he took a risk and wrote a tragedy.

Vocabulary #2!

Swerved: to make a sudden change in direction, often to avoid a collision, or make something change direction suddenly

Mangled: destroy somebody or something by crushing or violent tearing

Dour: extremely serious and stern; forbidding

Frugal: characterized by thriftiness and avoidance of waste

Kerosene: colorless flammable oil

Thoughts and Reflections

Stealing is not good, but it is better to save a life by stealing than loosing one just because you knew you wanted to do the right thing. I think that I would feel really bad if I'd denied food or something to someone who needs it and then dies because they didn't have what I had. People should share what they don't need. For example if I grow vegetables in my yard, I should only keep what I need for living and what is left I could share it. In my case I think I would rather help before having someone steal me. I think that also Leisel and Rudy didn't harm anyone by stealing, so I don't consider it wrong in their case. Anyways they were starving.

Stealing!

Stealing...what do we automatically think? WRONG! Yes, stealing is a sin, and if you steal you are taking away something that is not yours. But, have you ever thought how do Leisel and Rudy must have felt when they were extremely RAVENOUS and then they see food that's not theirs? The first thing that would pop to anyone's mind is go...steal it. Maybe they should've asked the guy for some food, or even worked for him, but when you're hungry you do anything to feed yourself. Also, in this case stealing is not that wrong because Rudy and Leisel could've died of hunger, and they didn't do it for bad purposes. It is better to save a life than to lose it. As well, Leisel doesn't have a good education, and she doesn't have anyone teaching her what is right and what is wrong.

Book Thief Vocab!

catalyst- something or someone that causes a change.
tailor- a person who makes suits, jackets
lepers- a person who has leprosy
drizzle- fine, light rain
erect- not bent or leaning; upright

Book Thief Prediction

I predict that Leisel will become a stronger person while this time of the Holocaust. First of all because she will learn to appreciate everything she has, and she will be good with her foster parents. Second because all the books she's been stealing will strengthen her knowledge. (Even though she barely knows how to read.) I think she will share these books with others living in hiding too. At the end I expect Leisel dies, because in the prologue Death said he saw her only 3 times..so why not a fourth? The answer is because that was the last time she was alive. Death sees people for last time until they're dead. As well, I predict that Leisel will reunite with her real mother before she dies, so she can have her happy moment with her mom. I also believe that maybe she will get to meet her father or if he died at least know the story about him.

Anita's Diary!

July, 1961

Anita is happy because she is having some sort of communication with Oscar. Also she is trying to make herself look more beautiful for Oscar. During supper Anita, Mom, and Oscar's parents talked about how people don't use their full potential, and compared them to rice.

July 28, 1961

There have been many rallies, and the SIM are arrestying people and doing house-to- house searches because of this. Mr. Mancini are trying to look for Anita's and Mom's way out of the country. There were no more book deliveries because Tía Mari sent her kids to the beach because of the rallies, it's too dangerous. Mami and Anita are fighting again. They can't concentrate in anything and when theyu play cards Mami asks where is the Queen of hearts!