Transcript Midsummer PowerPoint

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Elements of Shakespearean
Romantic Comedy
1)Main action/conflict is about love and its
complications.
2)Would-be lovers must overcome obstacles before
being united.
3)Frequently contains aspects of the supernatural, the
fantastical, or the improbable.
4)Happy ending occurs through supernatural or
“divine” intervention.
5)Frequently a philosophical aspect involving a
weightier issue or a lofty theme.
Dual settings for the Play
Athens, Greece
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Wooded forests, where fairies and magical nymphs and sprites live.
Why do you think Shakespeare borrows
from Greek mythology to compose this play?
Theseus, Duke of Athens and
Hippolyta,
Queen of the Amazons
Lover’s triangle (conflict!!!)
Hermia
Demetrius
(arranged
marriage by
Hermia’s father,
Egeus)
Lysander
Helena
(Hermia’s best
friend since
childhood)
Character bank
Hermia
Helena
Lysander
Demetrius
Oberon
Titania
Puck
For your quiz:
Consider your character’s
arguments/feelings/personality
as you write from his/her point
of view.
Include each assigned
vocabulary word as ½ point of
credit. Please underline the
word as you use it in context.
Read act four for Monday!
Robin
Goodfellow,
or “Puck”
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Shakespeare did not create the
character of Puck. He is a wellknown character in many earlier
works about magic.
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In some cases, he is an evil goblin; in
others, he is merely mischievous.
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His name comes from fire spirits who
purposely mislead travelers for
amusement: “We call them pucks.”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m
0gHTNJVFtA Mendelssohn’s overture
to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Wednesday/Thursday:
Finish work on discussion and
cited report.
Friday:
Submit cited report: one
copy with all group members’
names.
Work on presentation.
Monday:
Group presentation of
“world”
Tuesday:
Unit test on Midsummer
Unit Test format
 25 multiple choice questions
on plot, character and conflict
 15 matching character with
coordinating lines
 10 matching vocabulary with
coordinating definitions in
context
 Return Midsummer books
tomorrow, please!