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The Merchant of Venice
Fall 2016-Summer 2017
Junior English Tue/Thur Period 1
Date Due
May 4, 2017
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Assignments
1. Research the deportation of Jews in England under Edward IV in 1290 and the re-establishment of Jewish communities (ghettos) under Cromwell in 1656.
2. Research the reason Amsterdam and Venice allowed openly Jewish communities to flourish during this time, when elsewhere in the world Jews had to appear to convert to Christianity to avoid persecution and deportation.
3. Research words that Shakespeare brought to the English Language. Make a list of 15 words.
4. Please read Act II in preparation for Monday's class.