Examining Tone in Parody and Tragedy
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- Aug 26 2010 6:50 PM
Matching // Celeste Higby
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In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students entertain the idea that the scene in "Romeo and Juliet" in which Juliet is discovered by the Nurse and is presumed dead (Act IV sc v) is, at least in part, a parody. They explore how the scene might work if presented as parody. Students compare and contrast the language and tone in the scene with Shakespeare's parody of Pyramus and Thisbe in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Act V, sc i). Students consider how the interpretive choices made by directors and actors create the meaning of the text. Less
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Grade: 9 to 12
Topics: English-Language Arts, Literature, Visual Arts, Theatre
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ELA.9-10.LS.AEOMC.1.12 Evaluate the clarity, quality, effectiveness, and general coherence of a speaker...