Year 7 - English
Exploring Prospero's power over Miranda in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
'The Tempest'
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn about the plot and characters of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', and read sections of the play. They explore how Prospero treats Ariel, Caliban and Miranda, and write monlogues from their perspectives. Finally, they write and perform their own monologues inspired by the play.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand and consider the power dynamics between Prospero and Miranda in relation to contemporary patriarchal society.
Key Notes
- In Shakespeare's time, daughters were expected to obey their fathers.
- Prospero hides Miranda's backstory from her which shows how controlling he is.
- Prospero intends for Ferdinand and Miranda to fall in love.
- While Miranda seems to disobey Prospero to fight for Ferdinand, she is actually unwittingly following Prospero's plan.
Vocabulary To Learn
- power: Having power is having the ability to influence people or events.
- obedient: Being obedient means doing, or being willing to do, what someone tells you to do.
- subversive: Being subversive means actively going against an established system.
- patriarchal: A patriarchal society is one where men hold positions of authority and women are seen as inferior.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students often think that women in Shakespeare's time always obeyed the male figures in their life.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
In Shakespeare's time, daughters were expected to obey their fathers. Prospero hides Miranda's backstory from her which shows how controlling he is.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'power'
Having power is having the ability to influence people or events.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Students often think that women in Shakespeare's time always obeyed the male figures in their life. Correction: There are many examples of women being disobedient and not following the rules of the male figures in their life.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Comparing the Shakespearean theatre experience with modern theatre Study Guide
- Considering Caliban as an outsider in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Considering how to use body language and voice to perform a convincing monologue Study Guide
- Consolidating our understanding of the plot of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Constructing a debate on the presentation of Caliban in 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Crafting a monologue from the perspective of Caliban from 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Crafting a monologue in Ariel's voice from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Exploring Prospero and Caliban's relationship in Act 1 Scene 2 of 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Exploring Prospero's power over Caliban in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Exploring Shakespearean theatre as a sensory experience Study Guide
- Exploring the power dynamics between Prospero and Ariel in 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Exploring the treatment of Caliban in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Improving an essay on Prospero's power over Caliban in 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Introducing the role and presentation of Ariel in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Planning an essay on Prospero's power over Caliban in 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Revising the theme of inequality in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Structuring an imaginative monologue in relation to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Understanding Caliban's role and presentation in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Understanding the characters of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Understanding the perspective of an outsider in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Understanding the plot of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Understanding the portrayal of Miranda in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Writing a diary in the voice of Miranda from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Writing a monologue in Ariel's voice from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Writing about Prospero's treatment of Ariel in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Writing an essay on Prospero's treatment of Caliban in 'The Tempest' Study Guide
- Writing the monologue of an outsider in relation to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Study Guide
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