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Unit One B Week Eight: To Begin or Not to Begin? King Lear Lesson 2.6 Complete the following tasks; record your responses on this document which you will submit to Blackboard. You will need more space to record your answers; keep typing for the space to expand. 75 marks Before Comprehending and Responding 1. Read a summary of King Lear, Act One: https://www.gradesaver.com/king-lear/study-guide/summary-act-i Note: When reference is made to the play, the title of the play is italicized; when reference is made to the titular character, it is not capitalized. Look at this example: In the play King Lear, the court attendants worry when King Lear hastily leaves the castle. Ensure that your references to the play and the titular character are clear and correct. During Comprehending and Responding 1. View and read Act One. 2. As you view and read Act One · keep the inquiry questions in mind · make your own notes about each character After Comprehending and Responding 1. Complete the following journal response for King Lear, Act One. 2. Familiarize yourself with the Journal Response Rubric (attached in BB Lesson 2.6) as you craft and refine your journal entries. Journal Response /50 marks What Does the Text Say? · Select 6 different passages from Act One. · The passages may be one statement or several statements spoken by one or multiple characters. · Write the passage in the space provided (if you’re using an online version of the play, you can copy and paste). · Provide the scene and line numbers for each passage. What Are the Connections? · Provide a thoughtful, detailed explanation for each of the passages/connections. · Each connection explanation should be approximately 100 words long. Passage 1, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage connect and/or relate to you? Explain how the passage you have selected relates to you personally (e.g., your life, your experiences, your family, your job, your interests, your opinions, etc.) Passage 2, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the text connect and/or relate to another text you have viewed, listened to, or read (in and beyond this course including songs, movies, artworks, plays, television programs/series, etc.)? Explain specifically how the passage you have selected relates or connects to the other texts you have encountered. Include the names/titles of the texts. You may wish to refer to specific characters as well. Passage 3, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage relate to the world and/or to most people? Explain how the passage you have selected relates or connects to the world (currently). Provide specific examples to support your response. Look at this example: A student chooses a passage about betrayal. To explain the relevance of the passage, the student makes a specific connection to a current event: Just as King Lear feels betrayed by the trust he put in Regan and Goneril, many voters who are struggling to pay their bills feel betrayed by the trust they placed in President Trump, a multimillionaire, who has been accused of and openly admitted to evading taxes, taxes that are used to fund education and social supports.” Note, the student does not generalize with statements such as “people betray one another all the time.” Passage 4, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage connect and/or relate to the question: What characteristics are admirable in a person? Passage 5, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage connect and/or relate to the question: What doubts and fears do the characters reveal? Passage 6, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the text connect and/or relate to the King Lear’s struggle or conflict? Other Considerations: In this section, answer the questions that follow. What is the most important statement or event that occurs in this act that you are thinking about as you conclude your reading of Act One? Explain why this is the most important statement or event. Quote an example of dramatic irony from this act. Provide the specific passage, scene number, and line number(s): Explain why the statement is ironic. What is the purpose of this irony in Act One? What characteristics of a tragic hero does Lear (also referred to as King Lear) display in this act? Act 2 Before Comprehending and Responding 1. Read a summary of King Lear, Act Two: https://www.gradesaver.com/king-lear/study-guide/summary-act-ii After Comprehending and Responding 3. Complete the following journal response for King Lear, Act Two. 4. Familiarize yourself with the Journal Response Rubric (attached in BB Lesson 2.7) as you craft and refine your journal entries. Journal Response /50 marks What Does the Text Say? · Select 6 different passages from Act Two. · The passages may be one statement or several statements spoken by one or multiple characters. · Write the passage in the space provided (if you’re using an online version of the play, you can copy and paste). · Provide the scene and line numbers for each passage. What Are the Connections? · Provide a thoughtful, detailed explanation for each of the passages/connections. · Each connection explanation should be approximately 100 words long. Passage 1, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage connect and/or relate to you? Explain how the passage you have selected relates to you personally (e.g., your life, your experiences, your family, your job, your interests, your opinions, etc.) Passage 2, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the text connect and/or relate to another text you have viewed, listened to, or read (in and beyond this course including songs, movies, artworks, plays, television programs/series, etc.)? Explain specifically how the passage you have selected relates or connects to the other texts you have encountered. Include the names/titles of the texts. You may wish to refer to specific characters as well. Passage 3, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage relate to the world and/or to most people? Explain how the passage you have selected relates or connects to the world (currently). Provide specific, current examples to support your response. Passage 4, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage connect and/or relate to the question: What characteristics are admirable in a person? Passage 5, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the passage connect and/or relate to the question: What doubts and fears do the characters reveal? Passage 6, Scene_____Lines_____ How does the text connect and/or relate to the King Lear’s struggle or conflict? Other Considerations: In this section, answer the questions that follow. What is the most important statement or event that occurs in this act that you are thinking about as you conclude your reading of Act Two? Explain why this is the most important statement or event. Quote an example of foreshadowing in Act Two. Provide the specific passage, scene number, and line number(s): Explain what the example foreshadows. Re-read/re-view Kent’s (remember that Kent is in disguise) soliloquy in Act Two, Scene 2 that begins with “Good King, that must approve…” and ends at “Fortune, good night. Smile once more./Turn thy wheel.” 1. What does this soliloquy reinforce about Kent’s nature? 2. What admirable characteristics of people are revealed in Kent’s speech? 5. Complete the following Character Matrix based on the action and events in Acts One and Two. a. Each box represents a relationship between two characters. b. In the matrix, record the following important information regarding these relationships: · important events that happen to them that bring them together or tear them apart · things they mutually like or hate · recurring themes/symbols surrounding or involving them · admirable qualities they have in common · not-so-admirable qualities they have in common · fears and/or doubts they have in common. c. For the boxes where the relationship is with a character and him/herself, you will record the following information: · identify how that character brings on his/her own destruction/demise · identify characteristics of his/her personality. (Source: Adapted from Maxwell, G. November 2011.) Character Matrix /72 marks Acts One and Two King Lear Goneril and Regan Cordelia Edgar Edmund Kent King Lear Goneril and Regan Cordelia Edgar Edmund Kent 6. Have you accessed other resources (online or otherwise) to increase your understanding and exploration of King Lear? /5 marks · If so, what sources have you used? · How did those resources help you? · If not, why not? · What challenges have you faced and overcome thus far in your Shakespearean inquiry? During Comprehending and Responding As you view and read Act Three of King Lear, pay particular attention to the following soliloquies and speeches: · Lear’s speech “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks…” (Act 3, Scene 2, lines 1-34) · Edmund’s soliloquy “This courtesy, forbid thee, shall the duke…” (Act 3, Scene 3) · Edgar’s soliloquy “When we our betters see bearing our woes …” (Act 3, Scene 6) After Comprehending and Responding 1. Now, based on Acts One, Two, and Three, 1. explain how the term relates to the play King Lear 1. support your explanations with direct references (quoted lines as well as the scene, and line numbers) from the play. /30 marks Term Act One Act Two Act Three 1. Machiavelli 1. Tragic Hero 1. Tragedy 1. Anagnorisis 1. Archetype 1. Hamartia 1. Irony 1. Theme 1. Foreshadowing 1. Motif 1. What do King Lear’s speech and Edmund’s and Edgar’s soliloquies in Act Three reveal about the characters? Complete the template below. Use lines from the speech and soliloquies (identified in the During Comprehending and Responding section of this lesson) to support your responses. /40 marks Lear Edmund Edgar What is the character’s motivation? Who is the character’s foil (refer to Acts One, Two, and Three to provide this information)? What is the character’s conflict as revealed in his speech/ soliloquy?