Earnest - Themes and Symbols

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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

Lesson duration is: 50 min

Items in this lesson

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What to do

In this lesson you are expected to write most answers in your notebook or OneNote file.

Some slides ask you to fill in some answers.

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The title of the play is a pun (a word with more than one meaning creating a joke). What is the pun? Explain.

Slide 5 - Open question

Themes

In the next few slides you are going to take a look at some themes in The importance of being Earnest.

Before: Watch the explainer on what a theme is. Fill in themes you can think of in the wordweb (next slide)

During: consider the questions and make notes.

After: pick the theme that you found most interesting and type in a reply on the slide.

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Slide 7 - Video

Themes in Earnest

Slide 8 - Mind map

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Which theme appeals to you most? Why?

Slide 16 - Open question

Symbols

Watch the video to remind yourself of what symbols are.

Think of which symbols there might be in Earnest (wordweb)

Connect symbols with their representation.

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Slide 18 - Video

Symbols in Earnest

Slide 19 - Mind map

Ernest and Bunbury

Handbag

Symbol

Representation

Food

Writing (diaries etc)

Growing up to be somebody

Empty promises or deceit of Victorian era

Sexual frustration

Dreams that clash with reality

Slide 20 - Drag question

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Themes are life lessons. Which life lesson from Earnest is important to you?

Slide 22 - Open question

Do you have any questions, comments or opionions regarding this lesson?

Slide 23 - Open question