Patronage is the support, encouragement, or financial aid that an organisation or individual gives to another.

If you usurp something then you have taken a position of power illegally or by force.

Being free is having the power or right to act, speak or think as you want.

Revenge is the act of harming someone in return for an injury or injustice that they have inflicted on you.

Understanding the plot of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

English

In 'The Tempest', pupils explore how Shakespeare presents Caliban as an outcast. In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', pupils analyse the role of Puck as an outsider and how this impacts on his behaviour.

In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': Diary and Narrative Writing, pupils are introduced to the characters of William Shakespeare. In 'The Tempest' pupils explore worlds created by Shakespeare.

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.

'The Tempest'

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction of scary, confusing or unsettling events or characters placed in danger, including creation of a scary atmosphere through the use of music and sound.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Ariel is a...

In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Ariel is controlled by...

Why did Prospero want revenge on his brother, Antonio, in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?

From 1603, Shakespeare's theatre company was financed and supported by...

At the end of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Prospero {{ }} his brother.

Throughout 'The Tempest', Prospero uses his magic to...

"The grit scraped over his hand" - which sense does this description appeal to?

A word that names an attribute of a noun.

Is this sentence grammatically correct? 'Prospero, is a magician.'

Prospero, a magician, controls Caliban through fear.

Prospero a magician controls, Caliban through fear.

Prospero, a magician controls Caliban through fear.

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Content guidance

Supervision

Worksheet