Present your answer creatively. You may draw, paint, or make a collage.

Explain your creative output in one to two sentences.

1. Cite two contemporary issues that are reflected in Much Ado About
Nothing.

Deception

Much of the play’s plot is driven by both accidental and deliberate deception, of which almost every
character is a victim. False language in Much Ado About Nothing is so prevalent that it obliterates
the truth and forms an alternate kind of society, in which characters assume the very roles chosen
for them by the lies spread about them by others. For example, the rumours that Benedick and
Beatrice are in love lead to their marriage, and Hero is treated as a whore by her own father due to
Claudio’s denunciation of her as ‘every man’s Hero’. Despite this, Shakespeare examines both the
positive and detrimental effects of such deceit; just as the duping of Claudio and Don Pedro
culminates in Hero’s social demise, her faked death also allows her to reconcile with Claudio and
attain her public redemption. 

Chastity and Family Honour

‍Much Ado About Nothing also examines the social concept that a woman should act gracefully and
stay ‘chaste' until marriage in order to bring honour to her family. Claudio’s public rejection and
public humiliation of Hero during their wedding ceremony acts as the climax of the plot and a direct
representation of the societal values in the Elizabethan era. Shakespeare assumes an arguably
feminist stance in his implied denouncement of this despotic treatment of women, who were
expected to lose all social standing if they happened to lose their virginity before marriage. The
extent of this cruelty is emphasised by the harsh, obliterative words of Leonato, as in his belief that
Hero is unchaste, he proclaims his own daughter as ‘stained’ and ‘fallen into a pit of ink’, having
brought dishonour upon his entire family.

2. For you, what is the message in Of Studies will speak the loudest to
today’s reader?
 The main idea of “Of Studies” by Francis Bacon is the benefits of studies. Reading helps
readers to cope with diverse situations.

Reading also enhances intellect and cures restraints on the minds of readers.

The essay provides the proper method for reading different subjects and discusses their benefits.
For instance, history makes men wise; poetry witty; the mathematics subtle; philosophy deep, etc.

3. What is the problem responded to in A Modest Proposal? For you, what

would be the solution that would best address the problem given response
in the said essay?
The problems in "A Modest Proposal" are that people are out of jobs, they are struggling to feed
their children, and the country is overpopulated. To solve these, the modest proposal is for parents
to sell one-year-old children as food for the wealthy landowners. In this way, parents will earn
money from selling their children, and they will not have to provide for them as they grow up.
Further, the economy will improve due to the invention of a new dish and the reduction of mouths
to feed.

4. Do you agree with what The Prophet says about love? Why or why
not?
The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam, said, ”Do not make my companions targets after
me! Whosoever loves them loves them it is because they love me, and whosoever hates them it is
through their hatred of me. Whosoever harms them, harms me. Whosoever does something to hurt
me does it is as if it is hurtful to Allah. Whosoever does something that appears to be hurtful to
Allah is about to be seized.”

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of God.”
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much
tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstacy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

Highest Possible Score for Every Item: 20

Criteria:

Clarity of Message and Faithfulness

to the Content of the Specified Piece: 10

Creativity, Neatness, and Overall Visual Appeal: 10

Review the following and the definition of each:

. elements of fiction
elements of drama by Aristotle

Review the definitions of the following:

hamartia, hubris, catharsis, tragedy, comedy, flashback, foreshadowing, stream of
consciousness, gentility, fate, character, aside (in a play), soliloquy

Copy and answer each question in two to three sentences on a short bond paper.

Who is Pluto in The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe?

What is the significance of the black cat in the said short story?
What is more evident in the story, internal conflict or external
conflict? Explain your answer.
What object would best symbolize the main character in The
Black Cat? Explain why you say so.

TEST VI
Write and/or print your answers on sheets of short bond paper. One bond paper must have two
answers for ONE literary piece. This means that you will have TWO bond papers
for this part of the test. Indicate the tile of your chosen literary piece and your
name on each bond paper.

Pick TWO of the following literary pieces: The Black Cat, A Modest Proposal,
Of Studies, or The Prophet.

1. Copy two to three sentences from your chosen literary pieces. Present your
reflection or reaction to the meaning of your copied sentences through ONE
symbol. Explain why you came up with that symbol in two to three sentences.

2. Pick a contemporary social issue that is reflected in your chosen literary

piece. Write what that issue is in a maximum of ten words. After doing so,
present that social issue in the form of a symbol. Below the symbol,
explain how that issue is reflected in your chosen literary piece in a
maximum of TWO sentences.

NOTE: You may paste or draw the symbols for Numbers 1 and 2. You may
write or print your answers to Test VI. Again, you will have FOUR answers
in Test VI because the two questions provided are for each of the two literary
pieces that you chose. The literary pieces to choose from are The Black Cat,
A Modest Proposal, Of Studies, and The Prophet.