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aCTIVITy 4.13
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Creating Context for shakespearean Comedy
my Notes
Understanding Plot
2. Read these scenarios to determine how you would respond. Make notes about your reactions in the My Notes space.
Scenario One
The person you are in love with has invited you to your high school dance. Your parents, who disapprove of this person, lay down the law, saying, “You are absolutely not allowed to attend the dance with this person. If you wish to attend, you may go with X. Your choices are to go to the dance with X or not go at all.” You are now faced with a dilemma. You are forbidden to go to the dance with the person you love, but you are permitted to attend with X, who has been in love with you forever and whom your parents adore.
Consider this: Would you still go to the dance under these conditions? Why or why not?
Scenario Two
Since you were forbidden by your parents to attend the dance with the person you love, the two of you devise a plan to sneak out and attend the dance anyway. All of a sudden you notice that your love is nowhere in sight. You begin to search the room for her/him. Eventually, you find her/him in the corner of the room talking with your best friend. You happily interrupt the conversation only to be horrified to discover that your love is confessing her/his love to your best friend.
Consider this: What would you do if you saw your girlfriend/boyfriend confessing her/his love to your best friend? How would you feel?
Scenario Three
You confront your love after seeing her/him kiss your best friend. Your girlfriend/boyfriend loudly announces that she/he is no longer interested in you and no longer wants anything to do with you. Your best friend seems confused about the situation as she/he has always been in love with your boyfriend or girlfriend, but the feeling was never shared.
Consider this: What would you do if your girlfriend/boyfriend treated you this way? Would you be mad at your best friend?
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