MYP2 06-04

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Unit 4

"SHOULD WE FORGIVE AND FORGET?"

Despite its 400-year-old context, through exploring character, setting and theme in The Tempest, we can develop new and challenge existing perspectives on what is fair and what is not.

Should we forgive and forget?

What do you know about Shakespeare?

What do you know about Shakespeare?

What is a tempest?

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Work on the activity for about 5-10 minutes.

Make sure you put your notes in a document, name it accordingly so that you can find it at any time during this unit.

Why should we read The Tempest?

Understanding the plot

Reading a whole play by Shakespeare from beginning to end in the original language can be tough work, so it might be useful to listen to a brief synopsis, or summary, before we explore the text in further detail.

Watch the following video and make notes about what happens in the play. Think carefully how you will organize your notes so they can be used later.

Understanding the plot

The video: www.rsc.org.uk/the-tempest/the-plot

After the video work on the following in pairs:

1. Create a mindmap of everything you already know about The Tempest and Shakespeare.

2. Write down some questions about what you would like to know about The Tempest (the plot, the characters, the context)

What are questions you still have about The Tempest?

Setting the scene: Act 1

Read Act I, Scene I

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Prospero's Isle

Dramatis personae

Who's who in The Tempest?