Body Paragraph Writing Practice Below you will find a sample outline of a body paragraph for an argument essay just like the one you are writing for AMSND. Using this outline as a guide, write a well-written paragraph that effectively uses the topic sentence, the two claims and their examples. Remember to use transitions and appropriate citations when necessary. Opening Paragraph/Thesis: Students should be reading the modernized text of Shakespeare as opposed to the original version. I. Topic of Paragraph: A. The intended themes of Shakespeare can easily be misinterpreted due to language barriers. (claim) + Ex: “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,” (1. Prologue.6) Analysis: Without prior knowledge of the Elizabethan times, students can easily confuse the term “star crossed lovers” for two people who are meant to be together because it seems very similar to our modern day saying, “it’s in the stars.” The modern translation of line six would tell us that “star-crossed"means doomed or unlucky. Ex 2: “True, I talk of dreams,/ Which are the children of an idle brain,/ Begot of nothing but vain fantasy,/ Which is as thin of substance as the air/ And more inconstant than the wind” (1.4.97-101). Analysis: This line comes from Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech. Several characters in the play have their own dreams: love, peace, social sianding etc... In this monologue, Shakespeare gives us a special message about fate that is crucial to the overall understanding of the theme of fate. B: Language barriers also convolute language and affect deeper and critical understanding of the play. (claim) Ex 1: “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (2.2.33). Analysis: One of the most famous, and most frequently misunderstood lines in the play. ‘The word, “wherefore” prompts modern students to think that Juliete is asking, “where is Romeo?” In reality, “toherefore” means “why” or “for what purpose?” + Ex 2: “Indeed, I never shall be satisfied/ With Romeo, till I behold him-- dead— / Is my poor heart for a kinsman vexed” (3.5.93-95). Analysis: In this line itis important to pick up the double meanings. When Lady Capulet says that Romeo hhas caused Juliet’s grief (from murdering Tybalt), she agrees that Romeo has made her sad and that she would like to get her hands on him, but she is really saying something else.