Read Act II.
Common Core Objectives
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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Act II, Scenes 1-3
Sir Epicure Mammon opens Act 2 with an elaborate speech, comparing the Blackfriars house to riches and treasures like "the rich Peru," "the golden mines," and "Great Solomon's Ophir." However, Surly, as his name implies, remains skeptical of Mammon's grand claims, warning him to believe only what he sees with his own eyes, especially...
