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Evaluating: Prospero's Moral Principles

Key Stage 3, English, Shakespearean Comedy - The Tempest

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Evaluating: Prospero's Moral Principles

In this lesson, we will evaluate and cast judgment on whether Prospero is a benevolent or malevolent character in the play, by exploring some of his key moments.

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What has Prospero given up at the end of the play?

his daughter his magic Caliban

1/5

Q2.Who does Prospero direct his epilogue at?

Miranda King Alonso the audience

2/5

Q3.What does Shakespeare aim to do with his comedy plays, according to this final passage in the play?

entertain and please communicate key themes scare the audience

3/5

Q4.How has Prospero behaved towards those that have wronged him?

fearfully as he has given up his magic with forgiveness and reconciliation as they are now travelling home together angrily as he is now leaving them on the island

4/5

Q5.How is the play resolved as a comedy?

Caliban is killed Miranda and Ferdinand are to be married Prospero gets his revenge

5/5

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What has Prospero given up at the end of the play?

his daughter his magic Caliban

1/5

Q2.Who does Prospero direct his epilogue at?

Miranda King Alonso the audience

2/5

Q3.What does Shakespeare aim to do with his comedy plays, according to this final passage in the play?

entertain and please communicate key themes scare the audience

3/5

Q4.How has Prospero behaved towards those that have wronged him?

fearfully as he has given up his magic with forgiveness and reconciliation as they are now travelling home together angrily as he is now leaving them on the island

4/5

Q5.How is the play resolved as a comedy?

Caliban is killed Miranda and Ferdinand are to be married Prospero gets his revenge

5/5

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Evaluating: Prospero's Moral Principles

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Q1.Evaluation is...

making a judgment working out good and bad to place ideas together, creating a contrast

1/5

Q2.Principles are...

the foundations of someone's values what is good or bad about someone a judgment

2/5

Q3.Morals are...

when we judge something the foundations of someone's values what makes a person good or bad

3/5

Q4.Shakespeare's final idea communicated to the audience is...

Prospero is evil that the audience must judge the characters in the play that these were true events

4/5

Q5.We know The Tempest is a comedy because...

the good characters are happy at the end Miranda and Ferdinand are to be married they all good home at the end

5/5

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Quiz:

Evaluating: Prospero's Moral Principles

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Evaluation is...

making a judgment working out good and bad to place ideas together, creating a contrast

1/5

Q2.Principles are...

the foundations of someone's values what is good or bad about someone a judgment

2/5

Q3.Morals are...

when we judge something the foundations of someone's values what makes a person good or bad

3/5

Q4.Shakespeare's final idea communicated to the audience is...

Prospero is evil that the audience must judge the characters in the play that these were true events

4/5

Q5.We know The Tempest is a comedy because...

the good characters are happy at the end Miranda and Ferdinand are to be married they all good home at the end

5/5

Lesson summary: Evaluating: Prospero's Moral Principles

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