Crafting Shakespearian Insults: An Artistic Endeavor
Delve into the world of Shakespearian insults as you learn to create your own scathing jibes using the eloquent language of the Bard. Explore the history of insults, understand their significance, and craft unique insults that would impress even Shakespeare himself. Unleash your creativity and master the art of linguistic swordplay in this engaging lesson.
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Cussing Shakespeare Style! Cussing Shakespeare Style! LO: To create my own insults using Shakespearian language. By the end of the lesson you will: be able to: write your own insults! Think time to start What does the word insult mean? Why do people use insults?
INSULT horse-drench Aka rudeness slur offend upset verbal abuse You puppet What insults were like in Shakespeare s time how are they different? Thou droning, hedge-born boar-pig puke-stocking Get you gone you dwarf http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:K2AwOsbMDE3Q2M%3Ahttp://www.michaelcoady.com/drama_education/images/insulthd.jpg
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:LLziTC1OO9DZbM%3Ahttp://www.freewebs.com/hermia/T-Hermia-Lysander-Beagle-Pntd.jpghttp://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:LLziTC1OO9DZbM%3Ahttp://www.freewebs.com/hermia/T-Hermia-Lysander-Beagle-Pntd.jpg A Midsummer Night s Dream is a play about arguments. For example, one of the main characters, Lysander, uses Hermia s size to insult her: Get you gone you dwarf 1. Try saying this insult out loud to a family member (tell them what you re doing first!). 2. Where would the pause come? 3. Which word would be said with most force? 4. What expression would be on Lysander s face? 5. What movements would he make? 6. What is he feeling?
What skills am I working on? Using the accompanying worksheet: 1. create ten insulting sentences. 2. Select your top 5. 3. Add them to the speech bubbles. Relating texts to their social, cultural and historical traditions Ye wish to take this on thou Jeremy Kyle show squire?
