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All the World’s a Stage
By William Shakespeare
As You Like It
All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players:They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages.
1. Brainstorming
• With your group, create a list of “things” - - such as activities, clothes, toys, possessions, desires, favorite words or phrases - - that you would expect someone in this stage of life to do, say, have and/or be involved with.
2. Tableaux
• Now create a tableaux incorporating several of these items.
2. Tableaux
• Now create a tableaux incorporating several of these items.
• Bring the tableaux to life for a count of ten and then “freeze.”
2. Tableaux
Add words to your tableaux. Possibilities:• An introduction statement.• Words or phrases to be said by the members
of the tableaux during the “count of ten.”• Other ideas?• A concluding statement.
2. Tableaux
• Do you have a clear . . . –Beginning?–Middle?–Ending?
• Does everyone have a part?
3. Performance
• Your “job” is to be an attentive audience member until it is your turn to perform.
• Starting with group 1, we will go around our circle and perform our Tableaux.
• Set up and freeze. –> Begin. –> Middle. –> End.
4. Shakespeare’s lines
• With your group,– stand in a Circle and read your lines
together 2x.–discuss what the words mean–discuss what gestures, actions and facial
expressions could be used to help show the words
4. Shakespeare’s lines
• Add the words, phrases, or lines from Shakespeare to your tableaux.
• Decide what words of yours to keep, what words of Shakespeare’s to use; you must include Shakespeare’s words, but not necessarily all of them.
5. Performance
• Your “job” is to be an attentive audience member until it is your turn to perform.
• Starting with group 1, we will go around our circle and perform our Tableaux.
• Set up and freeze. –> Begin. –> Middle. –> End.
JOURNAL
• Please reflect on today’s work:• 1. Your group work. Your part.• 2. Shakespeare’s language.• 3. Shakespeare’s extended metaphor:– All the world’s a stage,– And all the men and women merely players;– They have their exits and their entrances;– And one man in his time plays many parts,– His acts being seven ages.
