Othello – role playing
Each statement represents a theme of the play. Write it as a theme statement. Think about these words: loyalty, jealousy, love, reputation, honor, deceit, reward, vengeance, friendship, and character,
What is the play actually instructing people to do? How should we live our lives?
When…then.
______will happen if…
One should…
The way to… is______.
It is better to ______than ______
1. Role play a conversation with a friend. Determine how you will exact revenge on someone who has wronged you; you may not cause physical harm and you must not get caught.
2. A new student has moved to your school from a foreign country. Your classmates are not treating him/her well. Decide on a good way to improve this situation.
3. Role Play a conversation between a coach and an athlete: You are to convince the coach that you deserve the starting position that you have worked so hard for but has been taken by a more talented new player.
4. You want to be voted most popular student in the senior class, but there are two other students in close running. Plan a strategy with a friend that would ensure that you get the votes.
5. You and your friends want to pull a prank without being caught. Role play the conversation you have to plan the prank – discuss how you would get the wanted attention of your peers without being detected by the authorities.
6. Someone has spread a lie about you. How will you reestablish your good name?
7. Someone has spread a lie about you. Role play a conversation between you and the liar in which you convince the person that he/she has wronged you and get an apology.
8. Your boyfriend (girlfriend) is jealous and thinks that you are cheating. Convince him that you are not.
9. Your child won’t do what you want (hanging out with a bad crowd, coming home late, ignoring rules). Role play a conversation between parent and child to resolve this issue. Include an outside person (psychologist, counselor, teacher, grandparent) to help mediate.
10. You have an item missing and you think a friend may have taken it (they have). Convince them to tell the truth and return the item.