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The Pirates of Penzance
SUBJECTS — World/England; Drama/Musicals;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Romantic Relationships;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Trustworthiness; Responsibility.
Age: 8+; MPAA Rating: G; Musical comedy; 1983; 112 min.; Color.
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The Pirates of Penzance is a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta in which a most unique band of pirates is shown to be more honest than so-called "respectable people." This movie is an excellent and accessible introduction to Gilbert and Sullivan.
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The Pirates of Penzance is great fun and an excellent example of the musical form called "operetta."
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In the 1700s and early 1800s in England (and America), children learned a trades such as silver smithing, shoemaking, or blacksmithing by becoming an "apprentice" to a man who was an expert in the field. The child would receive food, lodging, and training in return for work. The child was said to be "indentured" to the master for a certain number of years. The indenture agreements were often in writing and frequently the term of the indenture was until the child's 21st birthday.
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