Wednesday October 3rd - Figurative Language in Shakespeare

Wednesday October 3rd: Figurative Language in Shakespeare

Coming up: After we look at puns in Shakespeare tomorrow, we will begin our final project for The Merchant of Venice unit next Monday. The rubric will be posted on Monday's blog.

Tomorrow both your figurative language graphic organizers will be due to Ms. Tesoro for grading. They will be returned on Monday for use during the final project.

Objective question: How does Shakespeare use figurative language in The Merchant of Venice. 

Objective: We should be able to identify figurative language in use by the end of this lesson and understand the impact of its use in this text. If you can do it with Shakespeare, you can do it with anything!

In Class: We will be using our graphic organizers from yesterday. We also chose numbers yesterday for what quote everyone will be working on. After briefly discussing directions for today's activity, please:

1. Meet with your groups by the poster and take 5 minutes to discuss what device your quote is and why. Before writing it down, call either Ms. Parker or Ms. Tesoro over to approve.  Highlight/underline the key words or phrases in the quote that prove why it is the example of your literary device. 
2. You will then have another 5 minutes to discuss and write down the purpose as to why Shakespeare might have used this device. Also include: What impact does the use of this device have (in this instance)? MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FILLED THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER OUT FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LITERARY DEVICE.
3. We will go around the room in a gallery walk fashion. You will have 2 minutes at each groups poster, and when the timer goes off, move to the right. At each poster, students should fill out their graphic organizer with the quote number and a brief explanation as to the purpose and impact of the device. 
4. At the end, we will discuss where we are as a whole and how comfortable we feel with identifying figurative language devices in use. 

Roles during activity:

• 1 person = designated writer on the poster
• 1 person = designated highlighter/underliner & time keeper
• If you have 3 people in your group, the third person will be the time keeper

Time breakdown:

• 1st 5 mins = underline and circle key words or phrases that jump out to you 
• 2nd 5 mins = identify the device 
• 3rd 5 minutes = purpose & impact
• remaining class time = gallery walk where every 2 minutes we all move to the right to read the next groups poster and fill out our graphic organizers
• Last five mins = How comfortable do you feel identifying figurative language devices after these two lessons?

Groups Period 9: 
Quote 2: Jared & Michael
Quote 3: Aracely, Tallulah, & Jamila
Quote 4:Nayeli, Alquasia, & Omarion
Quote 5: Brooklyn & Eysha
Quote 6: Khajari, Alyssa, & Alexis
Quote 7: James, & Nilaya
Quote 8: Monique & Sade
Quote 9: Faith & Montreall
Quote 10: Lorenzo & Jonathan

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Here are the quotes for this assignment:

·      Quote 1:

“If I live to be as old as Sibylla, I will die as 

Chaste as Diana, unless I be obtained by the manner 

Of my father’s will…” – Portia (1.2.106-08)

·      Quote 2:

“Mark you this, Bassanio,

The devil can cite Scripture for his own purpose! 

An evil soul producing holy witness 

Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, 

A goodly apple rotten at the heart 

O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!” – Antonio (1.3.106-111)

·      Quote 3:

“How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank.

 Here we sit and let the sound of music” – Lorenzo (5.1.62-63)

·      Quote 4:

“And Shylock, for his own part, knew the bird was fledged; and then it is the complexion of them to leave the dam” – Solanio (3.1.29-31)

·      Quote 5:

“From brassy bossoms and rough hearts of flint,

From stubborn Turks and Tartars, never train’d 

To offices of tender courtesy.” – Duke (4.1.32-34)

·      Quote 6:“. . .why, he hath a horse better than the Neapolitan’s a better bad habit of frowning than the Count Palatine.” – Portia (1.2. 58-60)

·      Quote 7:

“Let us all ring fancy’s knell.

I’ll begin it. – Ding, dong, bell.”– Portia’s song for Lorenzo (3.2.72-73)

·      Quote 8:

"Tarry a little; there is something else.

 This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood.

 The words expressly are 'a pound of flesh’ 

 Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh, 

 But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed 

 One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods 

 Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate 

 Unto the state of Venice." – Portia (4.1.318-25)

·      Quote 9:(talking about pound of flesh) 

“Why, fear not, man, I will not forfeit it!

Within these two months – that’s a month before

This bond expires – I do expect return 

Of thrice three times the value of this bond.” – Antonio (1.3.168-71)

·      Quote 10:

“Why, that’s the lady! All the world desires her.

 From the four corners of the earth they come

To kiss this shrine, this mortal-breathing saint.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

For princes to come view fair Portia.

The watery kingdom, whose ambitious head 

Spets in the face of heaven, is no bar 

To stop the foreign spirits, but they come 

As o’er a brook, to see fair Portia.” – Morocco (2.7.44-46, 49-53) 

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Graphic Organizer:

Name: ____________________________________                                                                                    Date: ___________________

Figurative Language in Shakespeare

Directions:Using your graphic organizer from yesterday, identify which quote is an example of the Figurative Language deviceon the left and underlinethe example of the device in the quote (the hints that made you choose it). Next, under the purpose column, answer the questions: Why do you think Shakespeare used this figurative language device? What impact does the device have when you read it?

Device	Quote from Text	Purpose of the Device in this Quote
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Allusion
Hyperbole
Deus Ex Machina
Litotes
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Alliteration

ANSWERS FROM 3RD PERIOD:

Metaphor - Quote #4 - Solanio knew Jessica was going to leave Shylock somehow at some point, just like a bird would leave the Nest - demonstrates Jessica's independence.

Similie - Quote # 2 - To give insight that a villain does not always show themselves as evil - used to describe Shylock. Directly shows that Shylock is evil but his outward appearance might not show it.

Personification - Quote #3 - To make a stronger emotional connection between Lorenzo and Portia and demonstrate how important the moonlight is to him.

Allusion - Quote #1 - we did this in class, reference to Diana the Greek Goddess known for Chastity and innocence.

Hyperbole - Quote #10 - To exaggerate her beauty and also characterize Morocco as over the top.

Deus Ex Machina - Quote #8 - This saves Antonio's life otherwise he was going to die - also makes the tragic events a comedic tragedy since Portia dressing up as a boy at this point would be funny.

Litotes - Quote #9 - Emphasis on Antonio's character because he is brave, and not worried about nobody. Also demonstrates his ego in that he thinks he is above being punished by a Jew.

Onomatopoeia - Quote #7 - To emphasize the bell and bring Lorenzo choosing the correct chest to life.

Oxymoron - Quote #6 - To compare the personality that of her suitor to figures that were commonly known. This provides evidence as to why Portia feels she should not marry him. "better bad" also demonstrates how odd he is.

Alliteration - Quote #5 - Makes the quote interesting because it has a ring to it. Using alliteration makes the reader catch the repeated sounds which make the quotes stand out, but it also demonstrates the Duke's class because he is higher class and speaks like it.