This resource explores Egeus’ speech in Act 1 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
It looks at Egeus’ motivations and considers the language and structure of the speech, leading into planning an analysis essay.
Key elements considered:
- Character motivations
- Shakespeare’s techniques and terminology
- The structure of Shakespeare’s speech
- A consideration of writer’s effect (looking specifically at how Egeus is presented)
The PPT also includes notes to guide the activities and an example plan to demonstrate the sort of thing students might produce.
This would work well in combination with the summary task on gender roles in Shakespearean England: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12840407
or with the summary task on Shakespeare and his influences: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12840068
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A great resource - thank you! Just what I was looking for.
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