Twelfth Night Lesson Plan

Comparing of a Cinematic Portrayal

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will compare and contrast scenes from Trevor Nunn's 1996 cinematic version of Twelfth Night with the text to look for differences and determine Nunn's interpretive decisions.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.7

Structure:

In 1996, Trevor Nunn adapted and directed a cinematic version of Twelfth Night, set in Victorian England. Here, you can find one of the most famous scenes from the film, which intertwines portions of Act 2 Scene 3 (Feste, Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew drinking and singing) and Act 2 Scene 4 (Viola's admission of love to Orsino...