qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys

a quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty

necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental

bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something

the action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person

Analysing ideas of violence and honour in Act 3, Scene 1 of 'Romeo and Juliet'

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'Romeo and Juliet': contextualising violence and honour in Elizabethan society

'Romeo and Juliet': violence, masculinity and society in Act 1, Scene 1

'Romeo and Juliet': violence, honour and social hierarchy in Act 1, Scene 5

Lord Capulet's honour and violence in Act 3, Scene 5 of 'Romeo and Juliet'

'Romeo and Juliet': honour, violence and masculinity in Act 5, Scene 3

'Romeo and Juliet': selecting effective quotations and using context effectively

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 'Macbeth: Lady Macbeth as a Machiavellian Villain', pupils focus on the role that Lady Macbeth plays in the downfall of her husband. In 'Macbeth: A Tragic Hero', pupils become more critical of Macbeth's own decisions, evaluating whether he could be considered a tragic hero.

In this unit, pupils look at the interplay between violence, honour, and masculinity in 'Romeo and Juliet'. They look at key scenes, and what they reveal about key male characters, before finally looking at how to use context and quotations effectively in an analytical essay.

Shakespeare: first deep dive

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Complete the quotation from Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': "the mad {{}} stirring".

'Necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental' is the definition of which of the following?

'The action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?

In Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', what does Tybalt suggest will satisfy his honour?

Complete the quotation from Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': “O calm, {{}}, vile submission!”.

In Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Mercutio calls Romeo's refusal to fight as "vile" which suggests that walking away from a fight was which of the following?

'The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human' is the definition of {{}}.

'Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?

'A quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty' is the definition of which of the following?

'Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something' is the definition of which of the following?

'The attribution of human emotion and conduct to things found in nature that are not human' is the definition of which literary device?

Which of the following emotions might we link to the word 'hot'?

Analysing ideas of violence and honour in Act 3, Scene 1 of 'Romeo and Juliet'

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