Year 8
Performing tragedy: Malvolio's revenge
The Objective for this lesson is to learn and perform an extract of Shakespeare with nuanced understanding of how to use voice and movement to communicate tragedy clearly to the audience.
Year 8
Performing tragedy: Malvolio's revenge
The Objective for this lesson is to learn and perform an extract of Shakespeare with nuanced understanding of how to use voice and movement to communicate tragedy clearly to the audience.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- An introduction to Malvolio's Plot and an opportunity to learn and act out Malvolio's Speech, reading the letter. The balance of comedy and tragedy at the end of the play
Content guidance
- Physical activity required.
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What does the key word pause mean?
Deliberately making your voice louder or quieter.
Deliberately speeding up your speech or slowing it down.
Q2.
What does the keyword motivation mean?
The term we use to describe how a character enters the stage.
The term we use to describe the relationships a character has on stage.
Q3.
True or False: when performing Shakespeare actors try to take a breath where there is a piece of punctuation?
False
Q4.
Could moving across the stage be considered a gesture?
Yes
Q5.
Which one of these is not a character in Twelfth Night?
Malvolio
Olivia
Orsino
5 Questions
Q1.
Which one of these is NOT considered to be part of your use of voice?
Pause
Tone
Volume
Q2.
Which one of these is NOT considered to be part of your use of movement?
Eye contact
Facial expressions
Gestures
Q3.
When you speak loudly on stage, is that increasing your pace or volume?
Pace
Q4.
When you look another actor directly in the eyes, is that considered making eye contact or making a gesture?
Gesture
Q5.
Why is Malvolio's plot in Twelfth Night considered a tragedy?
Because it has a funny ending and he makes everyone laugh.
Because it has a happy ending and he forgives everyone.