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Title: How does Shakespeare present gender in the play?
1. Copy down the title and the date.
2. Answer the following questions:
A. Use the term stereotype in a sentence.
B. Use the term subvert in a sentence.
C. What were the expectation of men in the Jacobean era?
D. What were the expectation of women in the Jacobean era?
Stretch: How have gender roles changed since the Jacobean Era?
Challenge: Do you think Macbeth and Lady Macbeth fit the traditional
gender roles of that time?
Definitions
Stereotype: a generalised belief
about a particular category of
people.
Subvert: to change or show a
different representation.
Gender Context (A03)
Task:
1.
Read the information below about gender in the Jacobean Era.
2.
Summarise the information into 5 bullet points.
Jacobean Women
The life of the Jacobean women was almost similar to the lifestyle lead by women in England for centuries. The main task or job that the women
were required to do was taking care of the house. Although over a period of time, women got opportunities to work outside the house or get
higher education, but more or less, women were confined to looking after the house.
Role of women in Jacobean era
Women were considered to be subordinate to men. They had little or no rights at all. They could not even own a property in their name. A woman
was supposed to obey her husband and help him in earning money for the survival of the family.
Another important responsibility which Jacobean era women carried out apart from managing the house was that of raising the children. Thus a
woman was not only a wife, but even a mother, and she worked very hard throughout the day. On an average, the day of the women began early
in the morning and ended late at night.
Skills learnt
The training for later life often began at a very young age. Girls were also giving education along with their brothers. However, for many,
education meant only being able to read and write. The real education that they were supposed to master was the art of maintaining the house.
Young girls were taught by their mothers activities like sewing, cooking, how to take care of the household responsibilities, etc. Thus, by the time
they reached marriageable age, girls were perfectly groomed to be the best house caretakers. Even in the matters like that of marriage, girls had
no say. Their marriage was arranged by the parents and they had to marry the guy chosen by the parents. During the Jacobean era, there was a
little bit of exposure for women in respect of job opportunity.
Many of the plays, including that of Shakespeare, had women playing crucial roles. This was a big change in the lives of women as earlier; the role
of a woman was played by a man. Thus, although there was a improvement in the condition of Jacobean period women, but by and large most of
them were still completely dependent on their male counterparts.
I do - Quote analysis
Task: As a class, let’s analyse this quote.
“Come you spirits…unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe
top full of direst
cruelty.”
Who says this quote?
What techniques can you identify?
Any words that stand out to you?
Connotations?
Motifs/symbolism?
We do - Quote analysis
Task: In pairs, analyse the following quote…
“We will proceed no further in this business”
Who says this quote?
What techniques can you identify?
Any words that stand out to you?
Connotations?
Motifs/symbolism?
You do - Quote analysis
Task: In pairs, analyse the following quote…
“I have no words; My voice is in my sword”
Who says this quote?
What techniques can you identify?
Any words that stand out to you?
Connotations?
Motifs/symbolism?
Exam-style question: How does Shakespeare
present gender in the play?
Task: Let’s read the extract from a
practice question.
1.
As a class, using the visualiser we
will annotate the extract.
1.
We need to be choosing quotes
which:
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Show the theme of ambition
Use techniques that we can
analyse
Use interesting that you can
come up with connotations of.
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Practice paragraph - How does Shakespeare present gender in the
play?
Task: Write a paragraph answering the
question.
1.
2.
You can use quotes that we analysed
at the start of lesson or the extract.
You must use the PEACE structure.
Success criteria:
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Clear point
Relevant evidence
Analysis of writer’s method
Comment on effect
Context
Comment on audience response
Explore writer’s intent
Linking throughout your answer
SPAG
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In the play, Shakespeare presents gender
through______________.
This is shown in the quotation:
‘________________’
The word/words
associate
with________,suggesting_________.
The technique
_________________(explain the effect of
the technique). This
shows_________________(relate back to
the point you made).
This relates to_________(relate to the
context of Jacobean Era).
(relate back to your point)
Audience would feel/think___________.
Shakespeare presents gender in this way
to…
Peer Assess - Green Pen task
Task: Swap books with your partner.
1.
Read through your partner’s paragraph
2.
Using green pen check if they included
*Make sure your
feedback is beneficial
to your peer and
neatly written.
anything on the success criteria and
amend any SPAG.
3.
Give 2 strengths and 2 next steps based
4.
on the success criteria.
Write “marked by….” at the end of your
feedback
Success criteria:
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Clear point
Relevant evidence
Analysis of writer’s method
Comment on effect
Context
Comment on audience response
Explore writer’s intent
Linking throughout your answer
SPAG
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