Character questions

Divide learners into small groups or pairs.  Each group is to answer the four questions below about a specific character in the play that they are studying.  This information should be recorded as a poster.

1. What function does the character have in the plot?
2. What beliefs and values do you associate with this character?
3.  How do you, the audience, respond to this character and why?
4.  How does Shakespeare create the character?  You should prompt learners by running through the questions before starting them off on the task to give them a chance to understand the importance of inter-relationships (what other characters say), what the character says, what the character does, themes and imagery etc.

Feed back. 

Then each student should write a paragraph about their character beginning I sympathise with....because or I do not sympathise with.... because....

Remind students to use PEA or PQD to structure their paragraph - PEA - point, evidence, assessment.
                                                                                                   - PQD -point, quote, development