Shakespeare Scansion

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: What is the relationship between the characters in Act I and Act II?

Reading: You will read one book by February 10th.

Agenda:

1. Look at this map for the plot of the play.
2. Meter in Shakespeare's plays. We will take notes.
3. We will start Act II today. We will watch a different version of the play, so you can get a sense of the variety (RSC 35:35-1:06:00).
4. Actor's circle
1. How do the people interact?
2. Paraphrase the conversation about being king.

Homework:

1. The Tempest Vocabulary List #2. Choose 15 words from this list for you homework this week. It will be due on Sunday by 9 PM.