Year 9

The theme of power: Act 1 Scene 1 - A Stormy Start

Year 9

The theme of power: Act 1 Scene 1 - A Stormy Start

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will start by recapping our knowledge of the key themes of 'The Tempest'. We will then read the key moments of Act 1 Scene 1 and explore what different forms of power we see during the storm at the beginning.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Who would come to view Shakespeare's plays?
Correct answer: Everyday citizens, peasants, and aristocrats
Only aristocrats
Only everyday citizens
Only peasants and their livestock
Q2.
A Shakespearean Comedy involves...
a main character's death
an accurate portrayal of history
Correct answer: light-heartedness and a marriage
Q3.
A Shakespearean Tragedy involves...
Correct answer: a main character's death
an accurate portrayal of history
light-heartedness and a marriage
Q4.
A Shakespearean History involves...
a main character's death
Correct answer: an accurate portrayal of history
light-heartedness and marriage
Q5.
The monarch when Shakespeare began writing in the late 1580s was...
King James VI
Correct answer: Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria

5 Questions

Q1.
A Shakespearean tragedy...
ends in a marriage
Correct answer: ends in the death of a main character
features historical detail
Q2.
A Shakespearean comedy...
Correct answer: ends in a marriage
ends in the death of a main character
features historical detail
Q3.
A Shakespearean history...
ends in a marriage
ends in the death of a main character
Correct answer: features historical detail
Q4.
Which of the following are themes present in The Tempest?
death
passion
Correct answer: power
Q5.
Which THREE of the following are themes present in The Tempest?
Correct answer: Betrayal
Dance
Historical Narratives
Correct answer: Justice
Correct answer: Love
Piracy