Romeo and Juliet: Juliet and female agency
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils explore the presentation of Juliet's agency in 'Romeo and Juliet'. After recapping Juliet's character and conceptualising agency, they look at five scenes through the prism of Juliet's agency. At the end, they learn how to use tentative language to write about female agency.
Prior knowledge requirements
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Romeo and Juliet: Juliet and female agency
In this unit, pupils explore the presentation of Juliet's agency in 'Romeo and Juliet'. After recapping Juliet's character and conceptualising agency, they look at five scenes through the prism of Juliet's agency. At the end, they learn how to use tentative language to write about female agency.
7 lessons- 'Romeo and Juliet': using tentative language to write about writer's intentions
- 'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 4, Scene 1
- 'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 5, Scene 3
- 'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's character and conceptualising agency
- 'Romeo and Juliet': exploring ideas of sex and forgiveness in Act 3, Scene 2
- 'Romeo and Juliet': Juliet's agency in Act 1, Scene 5 and Act 2, Scene 2
- 'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 4, Scene 3