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LESSON

I Defy You, Stars: Fate and Fortune

Overview

3 Activities
  • Key Stage 4
  • 1 hour
Key questions
  • How does Shakespeare present the theme of fate, and is fate ultimately to blame for the play’s tragic ending?
Key words

Lesson objectives

  1. Informed personal response, argued in a critical style, showing understanding of characters and themes (AO1)
  2. Analysis of language, symbolism, personification (AO2)
  3. Context, including fate and critical reception/adaptation (AO3)

In this lesson