I've read them and they are very interesting. I love how the author writes the lines.
Answer:
1. (i) idly: This contributes to the idea of inaction because it refers to being aimless and lazy without any desire or purpose to get something done. One who stays idly is exhibiting inaction.
(ii) stagnation: This contributes to the idea of inaction because it refers to being in one place or spot without moving. When one is being stagnant, he is exhibiting inaction.
2. Other words:
i. silent
ii. suppressed
ii. wait
Using each concept vocabulary in a sentence:
1. Idly: He sat idly under the bridge looking sad.
2. Stagnation: Mary rose up to question the stagnation her family was experiencing.
3. Yearning: Charles was yearning to see her mother again.
4. Postpone: The Dean will postpone the exams today.
5. Complacency: The complacency of our youths is on the increase.
6. Languished: We heard the goat languished in the lagoon last night.
WORD STUDY
PLACATE: To make one less annoyed or angry
PLACID: To be calm and not disturbed
PLACEBO: Something that doesn't have a therapeutic value.
IMPLACABLE: Can't be pleased or appeased
I have been able to give the answers above,
I think modern. will this help
This scene occurs near the end of the play, at the end of Act 5, Scene 1.
At this point in the play, Romeo has already been banished from Verona and has been staying in Mantua. He wakes in the morning and believes the dream he has just had is a good omen. He says "If I may trust the flattering truth of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand."
When we learn the content of Romeo's dream, we cannot agree with him. He dreamed of Juliet, which is certainly nice. However, in his dream Romeo himself was dead! He says, "I dreamt my lady came and found me dead."
Romeo interprets this dream as a positive one because in the dream Juliet "breathed such life with kisses in my lips That I revived." Here, he is saying that in his dream, Juliet found him dead but kissed him and brought him back to life. Although Romeo believes this dream is happy, it is actually foreshadowing what will happen in Act 5, Scene 3.
At this point, his cousin Balthasar arrives to tell him Juliet has died. What Romeo does not realize is that his dream WILL come true -- in a way. He will go to Juliet's tomb and kill himself. Juliet will waken shortly after his death and will kiss him. That's where the similarities end, however. Juliet's kiss will not bring Romeo back to life, and she will join him in death not long after.
And so, Romeo's seemingly happy dream actually foreshadows the tragic events to come.
