Essential Question and

Warm-Up
0 Warm-Up:
0 What are your views of what traditional love is and what
chivalry is? Is it present in our society? Write down your
thoughts, and be prepared to discuss.
0 Essential Questions:
0 What does Chapter 13 tell us about Humanity in World
State? Throughout the novel, Huxley uses various
quotations from Shakespeare. Why do you think Huxley
chose Shakespeare to show the contrast between John
and Lenina? How does Shakespeare influence John?
 Chapter 13
John and Lenina
0 Let’s take a closer look at what is really being said in
this chapter between these two, as well as the advice
Fanny gives Lenina...
0 In a small group you will be given a chart to help you
choose and analyze quotations from this chapter that
are significant to the reason Huxley uses Shakespeare
throughout the novel.
 Quotations Clarified
0 Quotations Clarified
0 A quote is only word, sentence, or passage taken from a
written text
0 The words can be but are not necessarily spoken.
0 Whatever appears between quotation marks should be
exactly what the text/person wrote or said
0 Qualities of a Good Quote
0 It is meaningful, to you, the author, or the characters
0 It is about something important: an event, person, or idea
0 You know you can write about it
0 It invites/helps you make connections between the book
and yourself
 Quotations Clarified
Examples
Chapter 8
Phase One
Quotation Question Response
“O wonder…How 1. What significance does This quote is significant as it is
many goodly this quote have? a direct reference to
creatures are there 2. What is the allusion Shakespeare’s The Tempest and
here! How here to the title? the character Miranda; however,
beauteous 3. This quote is from The “brave new world” is defined in
mankind is…O Tempest spoken by the play as ‘showy,’ ‘dazzling the
brave new Miranda, how does this senses.’ John is lured by the idea
world”(131). relate to John? of World State, but does not yet
know what this new world really
is.
 Quotations Clarified
Examples
Chapter 8
Phase Two
What is says? What it means? Explanation
“In the Other ‘The Other Place,’ the World
State, a place where everything What is so significant about
Place…people threw
is disposable and replaceable, this quote from chapter 8 is
away clothes with holes
even feelings as we later find that the reader sees John’s
in them and got new
out about soma. naivety towards the World
ones…’Rags! The boys making fun of John State; the promise of the
Rags!’(131). for his rags, and his mother’s brave new world. While the
inability to fix his clothes or to savage world looks to be
provide for him, further
dirty, violent, unhealthy…the
describes how little John had,
so the hope of a “brave new grass is not always greener
world” to him seemed on the other side.
promising.
 Presenting
0 Once your group has finished finding and analyzing
your quotes, then transfer everything to your chart
paper.
0 Elect one person from your group to be the speaker;
this person will read the quote, be sure to say where
the quote is located in the chapter, and then explain
the quote’s significance.
 Exit Ticket
0 What were at least three “take-aways” you have
from today?
0 Were you able to discuss Chapter 13?
0 Were you able to evaluate the text to determine the
connection between John and William Shakespeare?
0 Were you able to explain the importance and
significance of quotes you determined were
important to the chapter?
0 Were you able to effectively present the quotes and
discuss them with your classmates?