Goethe's Faust Lesson Plan

Artwork: Two Souls, Two Stories

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will interpret the themes of the text via the creation of original artworks.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

Goethe's Faust is subtitled "A Tragedy" – but, in reality, Goethe's story actually involves two. Unlike other versions of the Faust legend, in Goethe's Faust it is customary to speak of two tragedies: a Gelehrtentragödie ("Tragedy of the Learnèd Man") involving Faust himself, and a Gretchentragödie ("Tragedy of Gretchen") involving Margarete.

In this activity, students will be asked to interpret one or both of these narrative arcs in a digital artwork of their own...