Question

in this vicious rap battle, dr seuss has unleashed thing one and thing two. they have ended this rap battle on this note: man well cook you up and eat you with some ham and green eggs, break offa your legs, make no mistake we in a rage, all does not end well when we bust out our cage, you gettin upstaged bill, yo you just got played! there is no way shakespeare would let this fly. his insults were second - to - none and his command of the english language far exceeds that demonstrated in the books of dr seuss. he also had an impressive command of intertextuality (shaping a texts meaning using other texts). your task: shakespeare speaks back! individually, or in pairs, create the final verse as william shakespeare, making reference to your studies in the unit so far (and specific reference to at least two elements of twelfth night). you will then record your rap battle as a podcast and upload to the year 12 english wikispace. make sure your rap lasts at least 20 seconds.

Explanation:

We need to create a rap - verse as Shakespeare responding to Dr Seuss's characters. The verse should reference at least two elements from Twelfth Night. We consider Shakespeare's style of language, his use of insults and word - play, and elements like mistaken identities, love triangles, and the use of fools from Twelfth Night.

Answer:

Hark, thou motley - capped miscreants!
In Twelfth Night's realm, love's web is spun,
Your threats are but idle prattle, fun.
Viola's disguise, a twist of fate,
Makes your bluster seem so very late.
The fool's wisdom, a shining light,
Outshines your rage, a sorry sight.
You think to upstage with your base rhymes,
But in Shakespeare's world, you're out of your times.
Malvolio's pride, a cautionary tale,
Shows your hubris will surely fail.
So scurry back to your whimsical lair,
For here, true art and wit lay bare.