Dwight H. Inge
Students will read ACT II, i-iii to themselves, and will write a summary of the contents. They should be aware of the following:
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1. the women, accompanied by Touchstone the clown leave the palace
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2. Adam warns Orlando not to enter Oliver’s house for fear of death
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3. Adam offers Oliver the money he has saved for his old age and offers his accompaniment away from the court
Students will verbally analyze the statement by Orlando to Adam, “thou prun’ st a rotten tree.” (ACT II,iii,1.63)
Vocabulary words:
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1. venison
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2. similes
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3. sinewy