Performances of Lear's Speeches

Students analyze King Lear's speech and identify his "darker purpose", and let them explore different styles for reading it aloud. They can perform the scene as well.

Students compare and contrast Shakespearian speeches. In this Shakespeare activity, students read selected speeches from King Lear and complete a handout that requires them to analyze the speeches.

Students read speeches from King Lear. They examine the sppeach for meaning by paraphrasing and defining words. They read aloud with "storm" in their voices. Groups perform their speech and class discusses it in terms of inner vs. outer...

Students add punctuation to a passage from King Lear and compare their version to the First Folio version.  For this Shakespeare and punctuation lesson, students discuss the difference punctuation can make on a set of words.  Students...

Students examine and create their own interpretation of a particular character from the play, King Lear. They read the speeches, write a paragraph about their character, and present a short performance of their scene.