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What? Did Caesar Swoon?

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Students discover the "dumb show," a scene that enacts a story silently while focusing on an example from Hamlet. Divided into groups, they act out the silent scene from the play. Again, in groups, they create a "dumb show" from Julius Caesar.

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11th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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