Activity 2: InterTEXT Quest

A modern play retells Romeo and Juliet, but instead of feuding families, the story is about two students from rival high schools falling in love.

• Adaptation

• Appropriation

In a comedy skit, a detective named "Sherblock Holmes" constantly makes ridiculous deductions and always gets the wrong suspect.

• Allusion

• Parody

A novel about a young girl trapped in a strict society references The Scarlet Letter by mentioning a woman who was also judged by her community.

• Allusion

• Quotation

A poet begins a poem with the line, "To be or not to be, that is the question," taken directly from Hamlet.

• Parody

• Quotation

A filmmaker takes elements of Greek mythology but reimagines Zeus as a modern businessman ruling over a corporate empire.

• Appropriation

• Adaptation

A superhero movie includes a scene where the main character says, "With great power comes great responsibility," a famous line from Spider-Man.

• Allusion

• Quotation

A cartoon show creates a hilarious version of The Odyssey, where Odysseus gets lost, not because of the gods, but because he refuses to ask for directions.

• Parody

• Allusion

A fantasy novel is inspired by The Lord of the Rings, using similar themes of an epic journey and a battle between good and evil, but with original characters.

• Adaptation

• Appropriation

A teacher tells her students, "You're all Einsteins!" after they solve a difficult math problem.

• Historical Allusion

• Literary Allusion

A movie based on Pride and Prejudice changes the setting to modern times but keeps the original characters and themes intact.

• Parody

• Adaptation