- All's Well That Ends Well
- Antony and Cleopatra
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Coriolanus
- Cymbeline
- Hamlet
- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Henry VIII
- Julius Caesar
- King John
- King Lear
- Love's Labor's Lost
- A Lover's Complaint
- Macbeth
- Measure for Measure
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Othello
- Pericles
- The Rape of Lucrece
- Richard II
- Richard III
- Romeo and Juliet
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- The Taming of the Shrew
- The Tempest
- Timon of Athens
- Titus Andronicus
- Troilus and Cressida
- Twelfth Night
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Venus and Adonis
- The Winter's Tale
In this passage, Esperanza’s wise and distinguished Abuelita instructs her in the art of crocheting. Crocheting is more than a pastime for these two—for Abuelita, the lessons are a valuable chance to teach Esperanza important life lessons. Here, Abuelita tries to impress upon Esperanza two important facts. The first is that life is a series of mountains and valleys, and one must “skip” around and travel up, down, and around as life throws its confusions and curveballs. The second is that in the face of a mistake or an insurmountable problem, one must never be afraid to start over. Though…