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Gender and Interpretation in Salome
Kind of Activity:
Performance
Objective:
Students will explore the effects of various staging, dramatic interpretation, vocal delivery and casting choices in Salome.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7
Structure:
For this activity, students will examine the range of interpretive possibilities in the medium of a play. They will also explore questions dealing with gender, biblical storytelling, and Oscar Wilde's life.
First, watch the following clip from the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2017 production of...
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