Antony and Cleopatra Lesson Plan

Connecting the Dots

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to connect the complex relationships and alliances in the play

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Structure:

As a class, develop a diagram which illustrates the connections between all of the characters in the play so far. Consider the following questions, and how to represent them visually in a diagram:
- What are the play’s most significant relationships? (For example, Antony and Cleopatra’s tempestuous alliance)
- Which relationships change over the course of the play, and how? (For example, Enobarbus’s loyal love turned betrayal)
- Which characters have power,...