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AND WE ALL SIT DOWN: STATUS IN KING LEAR
Students participate in two simple status games to allow students to explore the relationships between Lear, his three daughters, and his court.
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Who's the Fool in King Lear
Students complete close reading and character analysis for Shakespeare's King Lear. In this play analysis instructional activity, students reenact scene 1, Act 1 and pick only the lines that demonstrate action. Students act out the scene...
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Trickery and Foolery in King Lear
Students act out scenarios in which someone is duped or is made a fool of. For this trickery and foolery in King Lear lesson, students plan and act out a brief scenario and discuss the person who is duped and why. Students relate this...
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TO LOVE, HONOR AND OBEY (ONE'S PARENTS!)
Young scholars examine parent-child tensions regarding obedience and communication, in order to explain the conflicts in the opening scene of King Lear. They discuss ways in which expectations for studenT obedience were different in...