'Dara' Act 3-4: 2 Lessons

Lesson One: In this lesson, students will act out Act 3 of ‘Dara’, and answer IGCSE Section A style questions at the end. They will contemplate the staging of certain scenes, and the changing relationships between characters - in particular, the relationship between Dara and Aurangzeb.
Lesson Two: This lesson focuses on the events and key themes in Act 4 of the play Dara. After reading the act in it’s entirety, students will have the chance to answer some comprehension questions, and reflect on the way they would stage the execution scene.