A theatre is a building where people can watch a performance or other kind of entertainment.

Improper means something unsuitable or socially unacceptable.

Something riotous is something very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy.

A puritan is a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so.

Something immoral is something outside of society's standards of acceptable, honest, and moral behaviour.

Comparing the Shakespearean theatre experience with modern theatre

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Exploring Shakespearean theatre as a sensory experience

Understanding the plot of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Consolidating our understanding of the plot of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Understanding the characters of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Introducing the role and presentation of Ariel in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Exploring the power dynamics between Prospero and Ariel in 'The Tempest'

Writing about Prospero's treatment of Ariel in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Crafting a monologue in Ariel's voice from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Writing a monologue in Ariel's voice from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Understanding Caliban's role and presentation in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Exploring Prospero and Caliban's relationship in Act 1 Scene 2 of 'The Tempest'

Exploring Prospero's power over Caliban in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Planning an essay on Prospero's power over Caliban in 'The Tempest'

Writing an essay on Prospero's treatment of Caliban in 'The Tempest'

Improving an essay on Prospero's power over Caliban in 'The Tempest'

Constructing a debate on the presentation of Caliban in 'The Tempest'

Exploring the treatment of Caliban in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Considering Caliban as an outsider in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Crafting a monologue from the perspective of Caliban from 'The Tempest'

Revising the theme of inequality in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Understanding the portrayal of Miranda in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Exploring Prospero's power over Miranda in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Writing a diary in the voice of Miranda from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Understanding the perspective of an outsider in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Structuring an imaginative monologue in relation to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Writing the monologue of an outsider in relation to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Considering how to use body language and voice to perform a convincing monologue

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'

Sensory is relating to sensations or the physical senses.

To simulate something is to imitate the appearance or character or something.

The mood of a text is the emotional undertone to it.

Something chaotic means something in a state of complete confusion or disorder.

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.

Injustice is a situation, or a law, or an action whereby people are treated unfairly.

If you are able to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events, then you have power.

The act of using someone unfairly for your own advantage is called exploitation.

Difference in status, wealth or opportunities are all forms of inequality.

Torment is going through great mental suffering and unhappiness or physical pain.

A master is someone who has control over others.

If you have been wronged by someone then they have treated you in an unfair or unacceptable way.

A slave is someone who is owned by another person and forced to work for them and obey them.

If you are imprisoned then you are being held in captivity.

An ambition is a strong wish to achieve something.

To do someone’s bidding is to carry out their request or order.

To hail someone means to greet them with enthusiastic approval.

If someone is plotting then they are secretly planning to carry out a harmful or illegal act.

Resentment is a feeling of anger and disappointment due to being treated unfairly.

Resolution is where you find an answer or solution to a problem or answer.

Service is the action of helping or doing work for someone.

Being noble means to be of high status or to have high moral qualities.

Something malignant is something that is evil.

The act, process or manner of performing a play or show is known as staging.

If you mistreat someone then you treat them unfairly, cruelly, or badly.

If you are indebted to someone then you are grateful because of help or money they have given you.

Dominate means to have control over a place or person.

If you manipulate someone then you control them for your own advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly.

Exploitation is the act of using someone unfairly for your own advantage.

A claustrophobic place is small and closed, and makes you feel uncomfortable when you are in it.

Someone who is bitter is angry, unhappy and resentful.

Someone who has been liberated is someone who has been freed or released.

A heightened emotion is one that is more intense than normal.

Monologue is a speech presented by one character, most often to express their thoughts aloud.

The tone refers to the general mood of a text.

Perspective is a particular way of viewing things that depends on one’s experience and personality.

Manacles are used to restrain someone in a similar way to handcuffs.

If you plan something then you have thought about and decided what you are going to do or how you are going to do it.

In European folklore, a hag is an old woman who practices witchcraft and is often associated with the dead or the devil.

A slave is someone who is forced to work for and obey someone else and is considered to be their property.

An inhabitant is a person or animal who lives in a particular place.

To be subservient is to be less important.

To be superior is to be higher in rank, status or quality.

To use imperative language means to give orders or commands.

To feel animosity towards someone is to feel a strong dislike.

To be wicked is to be morally bad or wrong.

Being representative of something means being an example.

Being superior means being higher in rank, status, or quality.

Being inferior means being lower in rank, status, or quality.

Having power means being able to control people or events.

A slave is a person who is forced to work for and obey someone else and is considered their property.

Being cruel to someone means deliberately inflicting pain or suffering.

Presents means to show something or make something known.

To imply something is to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly.

To insinuate is to suggest something without directly saying it.

To depict is to represent or show something in a story.

To portray is to represent or describe something or someone.

Grammar refers to the rules about how words change and combine to make accurate sentences.

To elevate something means to improve it.

Editing is the process of making changes to an answer to improve it.

If something is ambitious then it takes a lot of skill and effort to be successful.

An intention is an aim - something you want and plan for.

Someone who is powerless cannot control events or others.

Expressing something concisely is expressing something in a short and clear way.

A construct is an idea or character that has been deliberately created, in a certain way, by a writer.

If someone is perfidious then they are untrustworthy and deceitful.

Something abominable is something very bad or unpleasant.

To be superior means to be higher in rank, status or quality.

To be inferior means to be lower in rank, status or quality.

Imperative language means commanding language.

An outsider is someone who is not liked or accepted to a particular group or society and feels different from them.

Being animalistic means having the characteristics of animals particularly in terms of aggression.

You can use the word ultimately to emphasise the end of your argument.

Arguably can be used when you’re stating an opinion or belief that you believe can be shown to be true.

To be superior means to be higher in rank, quality or status.

Being servile means showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

To feel degraded is when someone makes you feel as if you have no value.

To be subservient means to obey others and consider your own wishes less important.

Tranquility means a state of relaxation and calmness.

Being treated unequally means being treated unfairly and differently to others.

Colonialism is the process of taking control over another country and exploiting it economically.

When you enslave someone, you consider them your property and force them to obey you.

Having power means being able to control events or people.

A patriarchal society is where men hold positions of control and are considered more important than women.

To subvert means to undermine the power or authority of an established system by going against the rules.

A stereotype is a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like.

Being subservient means you’re willing to do what other people want and consider your own wishes less important.

Having power is having the ability to influence people or events.

Being obedient means doing, or being willing to do, what someone tells you to do.

Being subversive means actively going against an established system.

A patriarchal society is one where men hold positions of authority and women are seen as inferior.

If something is convincing then it’s able to make you believe that it’s true or real.

Chronological order means following the order in which a series of events happened.

Being isolated means being away from people and other places in a remote place.

A society is a large group of people who live together in an organised way.

An outsider is someone who is not accepted by a particular group, or feels that they do not belong in it.

To feel isolated means you feel separated from other people.

Unique means being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual or special in some way.

If you feel intimidated then you feel frightened or nervous because you aren’t confident in a situation.

Symbolism is when writers use objects or characters to represent deeper ideas and themes.

The general mood or feeling of a text is known as tone.

The structure of a text is how the text is organised and presented to the reader or audience.

Descriptive is an adjective we apply to writing that is visual and detailed.

Writing that causes strong feelings is said to be emotive.

If something is evocative, it brings strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

Rhetorical means speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people.

Pitch refers to the relative highness and lowness of voice when speaking.

When delivering a monologue, pace refers to the speed at which you are saying the words.

Tone refers to the general mood or feeling.

Body language is the movements or positions of your body that show other people how you are feeling.

'The Tempest'

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