Crafting a monologue in Ariel's voice from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' | English

Starter quiz

Match the simile with the emotion.
- Like a calm sea.
  
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  Peaceful. ✓
- Like thunder.
  
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  Anger. ✓
- Like a beaming sun.
  
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  Happiness. ✓
What is a metaphor?
- A comparison using like or as.
- A direct comparison using the verb 'to be'. ✓
- Giving human emotions to an object.
"Staring out into the rain" - what emotion does this sentence suggest?
- Happiness.
- Sadness. ✓
- Anger.
- Jealousy.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
- She is the sun. ✓
- She is like the sun.
- She smiled at the sun.
- The sun smiled at her.
What is manipulation?
- Where you control someone for your own advantage. ✓
- Where you are angry at someone.
- Where you are jealous of someone.
Which emotions might "he ran like the wind" suggest?
- Fear. ✓
- Excitement. ✓
- Anger.
- Jealousy.

What emotion does the word 'wondrous' suggest?
- Positivity. ✓
- Negativity.
- Indifference.
What is a monologue?
- A joke between actors.
- A speech delivered by two actors.
- A speech delivered by one actor. ✓
Which of the following could be the purpose of a monologue?
- To show a character's inner thoughts. ✓
- To show multiple characters' thoughts.
- To keep a secret from the audience.
- To let the audience in on a secret. ✓
Someone who is bitter is someone feeling...
- happy.
- content.
- angry and unhappy. ✓
- grief.
To be unshackled means to be...
- set free. ✓
- imprisoned.
- put on trial.
- liked by someone.
What is the first step in creating a simile?
- Choose an adjective to describe an object.
- Find a comparison.
- Decide on tone. ✓

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A monologue is a long speech by one character.
Vocabulary including adjectives and verbs, should be carefully chosen to match the voice of the character.
Language techniques such as metaphors can be used to describe the emotions of the character.
Short sentences can be used to display heightened emotions such as anger.

That a theatre performance is all about actors interacting with each other on the stage.

Often the most memorable moments from a performance are the actors' monologues where they express their character's inner thoughts.

Claustrophobic - A claustrophobic place is small and closed, and makes you feel uncomfortable when you are in it.
Bitter - Someone who is bitter is angry, unhappy and resentful.
Liberated - Someone who has been liberated is someone who has been freed or released.
Unshackled - To be unshackled is to be set free.
Heightened - A heightened emotion is one that is more intense than normal.