Period 7, Wednesday March 11: Color Symbolism and "The Masque of the Red Death"

Remember that you have vocabulary quiz tomorrow, March 12. 
The Color Symbolism Worksheet is due at the end of class.

Agenda for Wednesday 3/12:

Learning Targets:

• I will be able to understand and explain the impact of author's choices. (11-12R3)
• I will be able to use content-specific vocabulary to explain the complexity of the story. (11-12W1c)
• I will be able to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. (11-12R4)
• I will be able to draw evidence from the text to support my analysis. (11-12W5)

Activities and Work Time:

As a class...

1. We will listen to Benedict Cumberbatch's rendition of "The Seven Ages of Man".
2. We will look at and interpret the seven rooms in "The Masque of the Red Death".
3. We will compare the rooms to the "The Seven Ages of Man".
4. We will record our findings in the Color Room Symbolism worksheet.
5. We will share our findings to each other.

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Now, let's watch and listen to Benedict.

Here is the poem: (Pay close attention to the seven ages)

The Seven Ages of Man

Poem lyrics from of Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare

   All the world's a stage,

   And all the men and women merely players,

   They have their exits and entrances,

   And one man in his time plays many parts,

5              His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,

   Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.

   Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel

   And shining morning face, creeping like snail

   Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

10            Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

   Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,

   Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,

   Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,

   Seeking the bubble reputation

15            Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice

   In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd,

   With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,

   Full of wise saws, and modern instances,

   And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts

20            Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,

   With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side,

   His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide,

   For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,

   Turning again towards childish treble, pipes

25            And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

   That ends this strange eventful history,

   Is second childishness and mere oblivion,

   Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

Let's look at this graph. These are the rooms in the abbey with their corresponding color. 

Now that we have listened to the "The Seven Ages of Man" and looked at the graph, which age corresponds to which room? What does each color mean to you? Which age matches your description of the colors?
-Think about these questions as you complete your worksheet.

* Your job is to work in your groups to complete the worksheet in its entirety. You have [20] minutes to work on this. This is due at the end of class.*



Name:             Date:             Period:

Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man” and the Seven Rooms in TMRD

“The Masque of the Red Death” can be read on many different levels. An interpretation for what the seven rooms represent the “Seven Ages of Man” from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. 

Instructions: Read the poem, then match each room to a stage of man as represented in the poem. Explain your answers-- an example has been done for you. Due at the end of class.

Room Color	Age of Man	Interpretation and Reasoning
Blue	“The infant”	Blue can symbolize new beginnings—as in water, the source of life or an open blue sky of opportunity. This is also the room where the party starts.
Purple
Green
Orange
White
Violet
Black

Now that you are done with your worksheet, each group will informally present one color.

**Reflection: Did any group's answers surprise you?**