@TeachingTheVoid I try to teach them as mini-thought experiments or arguments. In most sonnets he sets out a thesis and then there's always a volta, where the counterargument kicks in - usually signalled by a 'but' or a 'yet' and often the last two lines. Kids really enjoy breaking this down.
@MrCrawfordEng To explore the idea of personal responsibility- or in this case also collective responsibility- as opposed to fate etc! Human vs divine agency. Who’s to blame when bad things happen? Brooke’s version was didactic about how younger generation should behave itself!
@amy_smith117 There is a pattern of words starting with the prefix ‘en’ in the play; like enmesh, ensare etc (I think!). Good way into the psychological claustrophobia of the play