Shakespeare and Human Character

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.03.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Objectives
  3. Instructional Information
  4. Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Annotated Bibliography
  7. Resources
  8. Teacher - Student - Classroom Resources
  9. APPENDIX A - Implementing District Standards
  10. APPENDIX B - Sample of Hal's speech / worksheet as referenced in Scaffolding
  11. APPENDIX C - Character Analysis with Suzie as referenced in Activity One
  12. APPENDIX D - Cleopatra's speech → First speech referenced in Activity One
  13. APPENDIX E - Enobarbus's speech → Second speech referenced in Activity One
  14. APPENDIX F - Cleopatra's speech → Third speech referenced in Activity One
  15. APPENDIX G - Movie Maker Assignment and Rubric
  16. Endnotes

That Lady is Loca! or Speech as the Main Method of Characterization in Shakespeare's Plays

Amanda Maureen Stefanski

Published September 2009

Tools for this Unit:

APPENDIX B - Sample of Hal's speech / worksheet as referenced in Scaffolding

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(Make a worksheet using the above speech and the following questions)

What is he saying? Try to explain in your own words what is being said in this speech.

Try to use examples from the speech to answer the following questions.

Do we hear any private thoughts in this speech?

What is the effect of this character on others? Can we tell from this speech?

Are any actions discussed in this speech? What are they?

Can we tell what the character looks like from this speech?

Given all the above details, what can we infer about this character?

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