A Midsummer Night’s Dream Critique On Thursday October 18‚ 2012‚ I attended the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream written by William Shakespeare‚ a classical comedy. The play was held from 7:00-9:00 P.M. in the Clear Lake High School Ninth Grade Center‚ performed by the Clear Lake High School Theatre Department. The play was directed by Megan Owens. The storyline of the play was fascinating‚ full of twists and turns in a winding‚ exhilarating plot. The play opens with Theseus‚ the Duke of Athens
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Study Questions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream Name: Daniel M. Tayts Please answer the following questions in complete sentences on your own paper. ACT I‚ SCENE I 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? Note how Shakespeare portrays the patience and calmness of Hippolyta in contrast to the impatience and need for action of Theseus. Hippolyta believe that the next four days will pass very quickly. Theseus‚ on the other
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In the time of A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Queen Elizabeth was the authority that ruled England. She became a very important figure to the 16th Century. Tensions arose out of her control of both State and Church. Jennifer Clements’ describes the tension‚ as “anxiety about female dominance and male inadequacy‚” (Clement). Titania‚ the fairy queen‚ holds the power over the fairies and the natural world‚ while Oberon holds a power similar to that of Theseus‚ a power that resides in the power of status
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through various ways such as in religion‚ family‚ relationships‚ friendships‚ animals‚ and many more. The love experienced in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is through relationships and marriages. Love can either be a good emotion by holding people together or love can either be a bad emotion by holding people together who do not need to be together. In the play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare‚ love is a very significant theme for the characters‚ the audience‚ and the overall story in the play
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The Importance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream High school is the time for students to get a little taste of adulthood without being completely independent; it’s a safe way for them to experience the world without making themselves vulnerable to the rest of it. Reading various works from different times contributes to their journey. Therefore‚ Shakespeare’s Shakespearean comedy‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ is essential for high schoolers to read. The young adult audience can relate to and learn from
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Response to: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” An earlier play entitled‚ “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is a comedy outlining the destinies of two bothered couples. Shakespeare tactically demonstrates the love of two Athens individuals‚ Lysander and Hermia. The conflict is‚ Hermia’s father is against the marriage of the two and insists upon marriage with a man named Demetrius. However‚ the already complicated situation becomes more complex when Hermia discovers that Helena‚ a deep-rooted
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By: rm2252 Discuss the relationship between characterisation and the audience’s response in Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” The relationship between characterisation and the audience’s response in Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is evident throughout the whole play. There is a main emphasis on dramatic irony‚ juxtaposition‚ the confusion between the characters‚ the characters talking directly to the audience and having a play with in a play. Shakespeare relies heavily
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play written by the world famous Shakespeare. Although‚ it was originally written as a play to perform‚ adaptations have came along and made various movies and books. Since these adaptations have been made their information is very much alike the original play by Shakespeare but very different all at the same time. I will be comparing and contrasting the play written by Shakespeare hundreds of years ago to the the movie‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ made in 1999 directed
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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare illustrates a complex web of relationships among the characters; Hermia and Lysander love each other‚ Lysander’s brother Demetrius also loves Hermia‚ Helena is in love with Demetrius‚ and the fairy king Oberon is furious with his wife Titania keeping their adopted son away from him. Meanwhile‚ the craftspeople rehearse their production of “Pyramus and Thisbe” for the Duke’s wedding. Plotting against his wife‚ Oberon asks a mischievous fairy‚ Puck‚ to conjure
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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ features many aspects of love which connects the three worlds presented in the play; court‚ workers and fairies. This causes love to be an important theme in the play and it involves several of the characters. Shakespeare orchestrates a situation where love is complicated and this means that the lovers have to face many obstacles in the course of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. The main obstacles which they face are the conventions of marriage which are set out in the play
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