Blog Questions

LD: When Peter escaped from Cumberland to avoid meeting his undesirable fate, did he do the right thing?  Is there always a right thing to do?  What’s so right about right that makes the right thing to do so darn right?  Justify your answer.

Rephrase: When Peter escaped from Cumberland to avoid meeting his undesirable fate, did he do the right thing? Is there a right thing to do? 

Consider this quote: 


"Good...evil...those are just words people use to justify their actions. What is the 'right thing'? No one ever seems to know, do they? That's because it doesn't exist. People, in the end, only do what's best for them. I grew up in a place where 'the right thing' was what would help me survive. ...aren't evil to me. Why would they be if they helped me survive? Good and evil are essentially the same thing. In the end, I believe people are all the same too. People only do what's best for them." 

KB: Do you see a difference in modern England and enland in the book (1600s).

Rephrase: What are some differences between England today and Shakespearean England?

C: What does the novel’s title, Cue For Treason, stand for?

Rephrase: How does the novel title, Cue For Treason, relate to the book?

RI: How has the work of Shakespeare affected life today?

Rephrase: Does the work of Shakespeare still influence our life today? How?

RI: Could a person like William Shakespeare have as much power as a figure like Sir William?

Rephrase: Could a person like Shakespeare, a well-known artist, have as much power as a figure like Sir William, a knight, in the Renaissance Elizabethan England?