Rinconete & Cortadillo: Joining Monipodio’s Thieves Guild
Indoctrination of Rinconete and Cortadillo
The street porter indoctrinates the two boys, Rinconete and Cortadillo. One of the most important aspects is how the boy tries to convince Rinconete and Cortadillo of how good Monipodio is. He explains the benefits of being at his service, emphasizing that without joining Monipodio, stealing will be very difficult and bring many problems. The boy ironically states that Monipodio’s brotherhood serves God and good people.
Monipodio’s Guild: Definition and Customs
The
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Unit 3 Vocabulary
- Achievement: Logro
- Gets things wrong sometimes: A veces se equivoca
- Weakness: Debilidad
- Overcome: Superar
- Strength: Fuerza
- Challenging: Desafiante
- Satisfying: Satisfactorio
- Goals: Objetivos
Looking for a Job
- Part-time: Media jornada
- Adverts: Anuncios
- Positions: Puesto de trabajo
- Application form: Solicitud
- Wages: Salario
- Employer: Empresa / Empleador
- Ads: Anuncios
- Applied for: Solicitar
- Make it: Lo consiguen
- Come to nothing: No llegar a nada
- Make headway: Progresar
- Go places: Tener éxito
Conditionals
Zero
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Survival in the Australian Outback
Key Events and Questions Answered
The following summarizes the key events and answers questions about two children’s survival in the Australian Outback.
1. Where did the plane crash?
In the middle of the Australian desert.
2. Why did Mary tell Peter to run?
Because the plane was on fire.
3. How old were Mary and Peter?
Mary was thirteen, and Peter was eight.
4. What did Mary do when she woke up?
She went to the river and swam.
5. What happened to Peter’s legs?
There were many
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No Second Troy – W.B. Yeats (1865-1939)
This poem was written in 1910.
“No Second Troy” uses rhetorical questions.
The initial question is “why” should he blame “her” for his unhappiness and for her reckless manipulation of the emotions of Irish commoners to incite political violence.
He then asks whether it would even have been possible for “her” to be a “peaceful” person. He believes her character and beauty have an old-fashioned quality, more like a figure from Greek tragedy than a contemporary woman.
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Cinderella’s Stepsisters: A Social Commentary
Plot: This analysis compares the intentions, actions, and thinking of Cinderella and, particularly, her stepsisters within the social context of the author’s time.
Tone: The tone is highly reflexive. The author invites us to reconsider a familiar fairy tale and compare it to her own social environment. From the outset, by stating her focus on Cinderella, she directly appeals to our perspective, encouraging us to view the characters through a new lens.
Symbols:
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English Exercises and Renaissance Art
English Exercises
1. Letters: G, J, C, A, H, D, E, B, F, N, I, L, O, K, M
2. Verbs:
- Buy, staying, calling, eat, spending, doing, send, be, going, play.
- Don’t need, mustn’t, need, doesn’t need, don’t, mustn’t, must, need, don’t need, must.
- Boring, excited, surprising, confusing, embarrassed.
3. Synonyms:
- Children, kids
- Cold, frigid
- Smart, intelligent
- Happy, joyous
- Friendly, nice
- Yummy, delicious, tasty
- Tired, sleepy
- Big, large
- Smelly, stinky
- Hard, tough, difficult
4. Antonyms: