"The actions of Shakespeare's women characters spring from a realistic confrontation with life as they learn the meaning of self sovereignty for a woman in a patriarchal society." Discuss.
This quote comes from the introduction of Irene Dash's text entitled Wooing, Wedding and Power
First ensure that students know what the key words in the quotation mean.
Half the class look for evidence to argue that women in the play they are studying are self ruling and the other half look for evidence against.
For every point made there must be supporting evidence.
Draw on the board a table with two columns- true and false. During feedback write up student responses and the location of the evidence.
Add a third column- this one is labelled major/minor. Ask students to vote on whether they think each point made is a major or minor one. There should be a discussion before the vote.
Conclude with a vote counting students who believe that the female characters in the play they are studying are self ruling.
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