Activity 6: Twelfth Night
 
 
  Objectives

This activity will help you to understand how an audience will respond to Act 2 Scene 4 of Twelfth Night. You will think about the difficulties of Viola/Cesario’s situation and think about how these can be communicated to the audience.
 
 
  Outcomes

By working through this activity you will:
 
 
complete thought bubbles in a storyboard of key moments in Act 2 Scene 4.
 
 
  Resources

To complete the activities you will need access to:
 
 
Kar2ouche Rehearsal Room Content Library
 
 


  Activities
 
 
  Introduction
 
 
  1. First read the text/listen to the audio files of Act 2 Scene 4 of Twelfth Night.
 
 


  Development
 
 
  2. Now open Act 2 Scene 4 storyboard. Read the instructions and prompt questions in each caption window, and fill in the thought bubbles.
 
 
To open the Act 2 Scene 4 storyboard
 
 
  3. Save your version of the storyboard. You can now go back to each frame and repose the characters, add props, and select a different background for the scene if you wish. You’re the director!
 
 


  Plenary
 
 
  4. In groups work through the scene again. Try to find ways of getting across to your audience at least some of the ideas that you included in the thought bubbles in your storyboards. Think about:
 
 
the way the actor delivers the lines
 
 
gesture and facial expression
 
 
the actor’s position on the stage
 
 
how the actor relates to the audience.
 
 
  Take it in turns to play one of the parts, or to be the director.
 
 
  5. You will have the chance to perform at least some of your scene to the rest of the class, and to take part in a discussion and evaluation of the work done by all the groups.
 
 


  Extension/Homework
 
 
  6. Write a brief evaluation of the practical work that your group did on this scene. Explain how you tried to get your ideas about Viola/Cesario’s situation across to the audience, and come to a conclusion about which of your ideas worked best and which were not so successful.
 
 




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