Focus: What background information do we need before entering the world of Henry IV?
1. Warming up with the
illustrated character chart: Making inferences
What
can you infer about the characters
based on their caricatures and descriptions?
Feel free to ask questions, too.
What
is the central political
conflict
of the play?
What
might be some of the play’s social
conflicts?
What psychological
conflicts might the play entail?
2. Dividing
the class into the Courtiers, the
Rebels, and
the
Pub Crawlers; performing
“The 15 Minute Henry”
Read over
the entire script together at least once.
Paraphrase your
lines to ensure that every person in your group understands them.
Decide
how you will deliver
these lines; consider tone, dramatic pauses, volume, body posture, gestures,
etc.
Select
costumes that
fit your character group, literally or symbolically.
Practice a
few times.
3. Designating
King Henry’s court, the Boar’s Head Tavern, and the rebel camp
4. Returning to the illustrated character chart and drawing larger conclusions
HW:
1. Independent reading (books must be finished by Oct 27)
2. If you choose to revise your college essay, you must do so by November 7. Attach your new draft to the original one with my comments; highlight all changes on your new draft and type of brief explanation of what you changed and why.
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