Shakespearean drama: genre, methods and context1 h of study
Macbeth3 h of study
Romeo and Juliet2 h 30 min of study
Much Ado About Nothing2 h of study
The Merchant of Venice2 h of study
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Other set plays: Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, Othello, Henry V and Cambridge plays2 h of study

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Lesson 6 of 7 · Shakespeare

The Tempest

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Analyse the presentation of power and control, colonisation, freedom, forgiveness and reconciliation, and magic and illusion
Trace Prospero, Miranda, Caliban, Ariel, Ferdinand and the court party
Analyse the key scenes: the storm (1.1), Prospero’s account of the past and “This island’s mine” (1.2), the masque and “Our revels now are ended” (4.1), and the epilogue

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Link the play to Jacobean exploration and colonisation, the court masque and the conventions of romance

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