the capacity of an individual to act independently from others and to make their own free choices

the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power

happening or continuing after one's death

'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 5, Scene 3

English

'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's character and conceptualising agency

'Romeo and Juliet': Juliet's agency in Act 1, Scene 5 and Act 2, Scene 2

'Romeo and Juliet': exploring ideas of sex and forgiveness in Act 3, Scene 2

'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 4, Scene 1

'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 4, Scene 3

'Romeo and Juliet': using tentative language to write about writer's intentions

In 'Macbeth: a tragic hero', pupils become more critical of Macbeth, analysing the role he plays in his own downfall. In 'Macbeth & masculinity: the struggle for power', pupils explore how Macbeth's insecurity surrounding his masculinity is his hamartia.

In this unit, pupils explore the presentation of Juliet's agency in 'Romeo and Juliet'. After recapping Juliet's character and conceptualising agency, they look at five scenes through the prism of Juliet's agency. At the end, they learn how to use tentative language to write about female agency.

Shakespeare: second deep dive

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event.

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

'The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?

In Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Friar Lawrence offers to do which of the following for Juliet?

Arguably, fate and agency are __________ concepts.

Complete the quotation from Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': “I will ray her statue in pure {{ }}”.

'Happening or continuing after one's death' is the definition of which word beginning with 'p'?

Complete the quotation from Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': “O, happy dagger, / This is thy sheath. There rust, and {{ }} me die.”

The prologue of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' refers to Romeo and Juliet as "{{}}-crossed lovers".

In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Romeo and Juliet are fated to do which of the following?

Romeo and Paris fight and Paris is killed.

Romeo takes the poison at Juliet’s side and dies.

Friar Lawrence offers to take Juliet to a nunnery.

Friar Lawrence explains Romeo and Juliet's love and marriage to their families.

The feud between the Montagues and Capulets ends.

Starting with the first, put the events of Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' in chronological order.

An imperative word is which of the following?

To undermine something means which of the following?

'The capacity of an individual to act independently from others and to make their own free choices' is the definition of which word beginning with 'a'?

'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 5, Scene 3

Lesson outcome

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