Being able to spot the rhyming couplets in Richard II 5.3 and relating to the allegiance of hierarchy and paralleling it with historical facts about the politics of the time between Queen Elizabeth and Sir Essex. As well, taking that scene and deconstructing it to relay madness and putting the Porter in Macbeths 2.3 and the Duke and Duchess of York alongside each other to prove Shakespeare’s technique to comedically stall scenes of impending doom. If that weren’t enough, taking the rhyming couplets and pairing it with Pyramus and Thisbe in Midsummer’s play-within-a-play to demonstrate serious overtones being played during comedic moments. All from the response question: what do you make of Richard II’s 5.3? Get at me!
