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LESSON

A Fruitless Crown and Barren Sceptre

Overview

5 Activities
  • Key Stage 4
  • 1 hour
Key questions
  • What is the significance of children in the play and how does Shakespeare’s symbolism demonstrate this?
Key words

Lesson objectives

  1. Analysis of symbolism (AO2)
  2. Understanding of contextual factors, including Divine Right of Kings, succession after Elizabeth I (AO3)
  3. Understanding historical context of setting, including tanistry and 11th C. kingship (AO3)
  4. Range of vocabulary, sentence structures with accurate spelling and punctuation (AO4)

In this lesson