CREATIVE DRAMA
+
HISTORY
=
CREATIVE
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
ROLE PLAY
+
HISTORICAL
CHARACTERS
=
MORE EFFECTIVE
LEARNING
AND
COMPREHENSIVE
RETENTION
CHARACTER
ACTING
+
HERO/VILLAIN
POV
=
BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF
MOTIVES/CAUSE/EFFECT
ART FORM
DRAMA
SPECIFICS FOR
STUDENTS:
Role play
Monologues
from different POVs
+
Historical
events
Historical
characters
=
Cause/Effect –
Historical Events
Cause/Effect –
Character Behavior
Cause/Effect –
Character Motive
WORKSHOP
TOPIC:
FROM THE
VILLAIN’S
POINT-OF-VIEW
CURRICULUM
WORLD HISTORY
ART FORM
DRAMA ROLE
PLAY
CONCERN
LISTENING,
RESPONDING, FREETHINKING
MAJOR
HISTORICAL FIGURES FOR ROLE PLAY:
WORLD HISTORY:
TIME FRAME:
1500’s
MINOR
HISTORICAL FIGURES
+
MAJOR
HISTORICAL FIGURES
=
POSITIVE/NEGATIVE
RELATIONSHIPS/BEHAVIORS
AND CAUSE/EFFECT
OF HISTORICAL EVENTS
HISTORICAL
FIGURES
KING HENRY
VIII 1491-1547 – Father to both Elizabeth and Mary
MARY I –
1516-1558 – daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
ELIZABETH I – 1533-1603
– daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
LADY JANE GREY
1537- 1554 –
Cousin to Mary
and Elizabeth
MARY QUEEN OF
SCOTS 1542-1587 – cousin of Mary and Elizabeth
KING EDWARD VI
1537-1553 –
son of Henry VIII/Jane Seymour
HENRY VIII
2nd
Tudor King at age of 18
son of Henry VII/Elizabeth of
Tough
Hot-blooded
Big Man and
very strong
ruled with strong hand
Loved sports,
feasting, and pageantry
Separated
Made king head
of the church through Act of Supremacy
Longed for a
son, a male Tudor heir to the crown
Had six wives:
his brother’s widow, Catherine of
Aragon (Mary I), Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth I), Jane Seymour (Edward VI), Anne of
Annulled
marriage to Catherine of Aragon
Divorced Anne
of
Had wives Anne
Boleyn and Catherine Howard beheaded
Jane Seymour
died
Catherine Parr
outlived Henry VIII (married Thomas Seymour who pursued
HENRY VIII
(CONT’D)
SOME ATTRIBUTES:
His rule made
Rebuilt
English Navy,
Fought
successful battles with France and Scotland
Read Greek and
Latin
Composer of music
and verse
Before his
death, he restored Mary and Elizabeth to their line of succession to
MARY I
First English
Queen to reign
Daughter of Henry
VIII/Catherine of
Early
childhood very happy
Henry became
cruel to her, divorced her mother, prevented Mary from practicing her Catholic
faith and kept her from seeing her mother
Deeply
attached to her mother
Mistreated by
Henry’s new wife, Anne Boleyn
Was declared
illegitimate and called “Lady Mary” rather than princess
Had to attend the
new princess Elizabeth
For King Henry
VIII, she was forced to sign a renouncement of the authority of the Church of
Rome
Her brother,
Edward VI, tried to keep Mary from the crown by arranging to succession to
Protestant and cousin, Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey
beheaded for treason
Mary claimed
throne in 1553
In 1554,
married Prince Philip of
Restored
Catholic faith to
Persecuted and
executed hundreds of Protestants which earned her the nickname of “Bloody Mary”
Reputation mostly
due to Protestant propaganda
Hopelessly in
love with King Philip
To please him,
she confirmed
Mary’s later
years very unhappy
Unable to bear
children
Drew England
into
Lost Calais,
England’s last possession in France
ATTRIBUTES:
By nature, modest,
affectionate, kindly
Well-educated
Spoke Latin,
French, and Spanish
Accomplished
musician
Re-established
Roman Catholicism
Early part of
reign, tremendous popularity and sympathy toward the mistreatment of her
MARY I
(CONT’D)
Though many
encouraged her to behead her sister,
Elizabeth I
Queen of
Daughter of
Henry VIII/Anne Boleyn
Barely knew
her mother who was beheaded when she was three
declared illegitimate
Father kept
Mary I had
Curly red hair
Between 5’3”
and 5’ 5”
It is said she
had rotten teeth and this made it difficult to understand her
Bathed once
every few weeks
Very
superstitious
Afraid of
black magic and mice
Bad temper
that made her throw things
Threatened
those who went against her
Became Queen
when Mary I died
Refused Philip
II’s hand after Mary’s death
Called “Good
Queen Bess”
Had many
Catholic enemies
Wore lavish
jeweled wardrobe
Reigned 45
years
Never married
Elizabethan
age
Age of
Exploration
Very
prosperous
Feared plots
to overtake throne to re-establish Catholicism through Cousin, Mary Queen of
Scots
Because of her fear, she
visited subjects by distributing her portraits throughout the land
Had Mary Q/S
imprisoned in Tower for 19 years and then reluctantly ordered her execution
Conquered
Spanish Armada
Her death
ended line of Tudors
ATTRIBUTES:
Intelligent
Ruler
Skilled
diplomat
Wanted peace
among the religions and stability in her country
Elizabeth I
Re-established
Church of England
Independent
Voracious
reader
Master of
Greek and Latin
Played
instruments
Could sing and
dance
Avid prayer
warrior in her own chapel
In her written
prayers, acknowledged her shortcomings, making her somewhat humble