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 == Shakespeare Exercises ==
+Here's a link to the Shakespeare handout from last time: []
-Using the command line (or "command prompt"), enter into the directory named <pre>shakespeare-exercises</pre>.
+Using the command line (or "command prompt"), enter into the directory named '''shakespeare-exercises'''.
 '''Exercise 1'''
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 Write a program that creates a dictionary with keys as the characters from ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and the values being the number of times each particular character had a speaking part.
+To get started, import the two modules which provide the character list and text of the play:
+<pre>
+>>> import summerChar
+>>> import summerNight
+</pre>
+To access the list of characters, set the following variable:
+<pre>
+>>> characters = summerChar.SummerChar
+</pre>
+To access the text of the play as a list (each line is an entry in the list):
+<pre>
+>>> lines = summerNight.SummerNight
+</pre>
 '''Exercise 2'''