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Do Clothes Make the Man?

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Students discuss the Shakepeare play "The Merchant in Venice" to examine if dress makes a person who they are. They discuss certain situations and the dress required for them. They role-play different roles in the play to examine the point more.

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10th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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