| distinguish Shakespeare’s language, writing style, characterisation, and employment of certain themes from his contemporaries while reading or analysing works of Shakespeare and other writers from 16th and 17th century. |
| explain the relationship between the emergence of a world empire (British Empire) with Queen Elizabeth at the head and the rise of drama as the major genre of 16th and 17th century both verbally and in an essay. |
| develop a critical approach as to the tradition and development of the genre of tragedy and comedy from the ancient roots in Greece and Rome to the English Renaissance while analysing tragedies and comedies. |
| develop textual and contextual analysing skills in reading and writing critically about Shakespeare’s works. |
| describe the British culture of theatre-going in the 16th and 17th century, including the architecture and construction areas of first theatre-houses both verbally and in an essay. |