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LESSON

The Sovereign Flower

Overview

4 Activities
  • Key Stage 4
  • 1 hour
Key questions
  • How does Shakespeare present ideas and expectations of monarchy?
Key words
  • Allegiance
  • Ambition
  • Divine Right of Kings
  • Dynasty
  • Heir
  • Kingship
  • Legitimacy
  • Power
  • Sovereign
  • Succession
  • Tyranny

Lesson objectives

  1. Analysis of language and symbolism (AO2)
  2. Understanding of contextual influences, such as the Divine Right of Kings and James I’s writings on kingship (AO3)
  3. Demonstrate critical style and informed personal response (AO1)
  4. Range of vocabulary, sentence structures with accurate spelling and punctuation (AO4)

In this lesson