Thursday 6 October 2016

Coriolanus Practice IOC Outline

Coriolanus practice IOC outline

Introduction:
  • ·         Introduce the play, state how it was created by William Shakespeare.
  • ·         State that this passage is from Act 1 scene 3
  • ·         Say that it is a conversation between Volumnia and Virgilia.

Significance:
  • ·         The significance of this passage, is to present Coriolanus’s mother, characterise her, and present foreshadowing into how this play may turn out, due to her influence on her son.
  • ·         Use examples found from lines 5 to 17 as evidence.

Body 1:
  • ·         This passage provides a conversation between two main characters within the play, both showing opposite sides of women within society. Which is used for the indirect characterisation of Virgilia.
  • ·         Use lines 1-5 to state how she thinks and would act with Corilanus as her husband.
  • ·         Use lines 10-15 for what she sees as her perfect son.

Body 2:
  • ·         Sate how imagery is used within this text to create a picture of this scene.
  • ·         This imagery can be seen as what Volumnia sees as the perfect man within her time, and what she believes in.
  • ·         Sate that this imagery can be used as indirect characterisation of Coriolanus as well, with constant remarks as two what he looks like.

Conclusion:
  •  Overall, this passage introduces Volumnia and her role within the play, and her relationship to characters. Through the text, her beliefs and influence over her son can be seen, providing enough evidence for the foreshadowing of the play.