Understanding the perspective of an outsider in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
I can understand the perspective of an outsider in ‘The Tempest’.
Understanding the perspective of an outsider in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
I can understand the perspective of an outsider in ‘The Tempest’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Characters such as Caliban can be used as inspiration, when creating characters who are outsiders
- Ariel, Caliban and Miranda can be considered outsiders because they are all somehow considered different.
- Caliban and Miranda in particular don’t always conform to how Shakespearean society would have expected them to behave.
- Shakespearean society had different expectations and legal restrictions than today’s society.
Common misconception
That being an outsider is always a negative thing.
Sometimes people are considered outsiders because they don't fit society's expectations of normal and that's not necessarily negative.
Keywords
Outsider - An outsider is someone who is not accepted by a particular group, or feels that they do not belong in it.
Isolated - To feel isolated means you feel separated from other people.
Unique - Unique means being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual or special in some way.
Intimidated - If you feel intimidated then you feel frightened or nervous because you aren’t confident in a situation.
Equipment
You may want a copy of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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