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    Confusion of Dreams You are falling faster and faster through the pale blue sky with no parachute and nothing to grab on to. The shards of rock below seem to get sharper and sharper as a wave of terror and hopelessness takes over. You are just moments away from certain death when all of the sudden you wake up and realize it was all a dream. In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ he uses the power of dreams to construct the possibility of an alternate reality. A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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    A Midsummer Night’s Dream study guideSetting: 1. What do you see‚ hear‚ and notice for the setting of the play? What Greek and Elizabethan references are present? -There are multiple statues that contain Greek gods as well as the names of characters are Greek Gods. The arranged marriage and Hermia’s father ‘owning’ her are Elizabethan era references. Characters: Names‚ characteristics‚ and contributions to the plot 1. Human characters: Lysander‚ Hermia‚ Helena‚ Demetrius‚ Theseus‚ Egeus

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    I am Kaitlyn Luepann and I am portraying the fairy attendants Peaseblossom‚ Bottom‚ Cobweb‚ and the “jester fairy” Puck From William Shakespeare’s play‚ “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” I will be portraying all these characters as one character with characteristics of all four. The ways I am going to adapt the characters that I am portraying are for me to have a witty sense of humour‚ yet have common courtesy and manners‚ and have respectful body language and a humourous tone of voice because the three

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    As per Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is it alright to deceive others to serve your individual necessities and needs? In the play‚ William Shakespeare shows how exactly characters deceive their cherished ones to find love‚ get something they’ve wanted‚ and…….. which is not alright. Helena decides to betray her friend Hermia and Lysander’s trust but saying "I will go tell [Demetrius] of fair Hermia’s flight" (I.i.256). It seems as if she is just using Hermia’s situation to her own benefit

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    True love is viewed in various ways. Whether it is viewed as something that is developed over a life time of being with someone‚ or two teenagers falling in love at a young age‚ love has many definitions. Love can be a controversial topic due to different views in society‚ or depending on your age. Love can be temporary‚ infatuation‚ or it can be forever‚ true love. In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ love is displayed at all level. Regardless of the age‚ views of society‚ traditional oppositions

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    Male-Dominance in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (c. 1595) is a play that dramatizes gender tensions arising through complicated familial and romantic relationships. In the beginning of the play‚ a young woman‚ Hermia‚ fights her father‚ Egeus‚ for the right to choose her own husband‚ a duke‚ Theseus‚ is set to marry a woman‚ Hippolyta‚ queen of the Amazons‚ who he recently conquered in battle‚ and the King and Queen of the Fairies‚ Oberon and Titania

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    “Screwball Comedy‚” “Mockumentary‚” or “Spoofs and Satires.” The new genres created more specifically for the text‚ such as “Because You Like The Office” or “Tops Picks for (Viewer’s name)‚” would include aspects more unique to this text in particular. Thus‚ the genre created by Netflix may include other shows created by Michael Schur‚ like Parks and Recreation‚ or starring Steve Carell‚ like The Daily Show. It may also include other mockumentaries‚ NBC shows‚ office comedies‚ offbeat comedies‚ shows

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    In one of Shakespeare’s famous plays‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the mischievous fairy Puck plays a role like no other. Although he has minor parts in this playwright‚ his personality and foolish traits make him admirable to readers. A perfect actor to cast the role of Puck I believe would be Joe Pesci‚ an American actor and comedian of the 20th century. Pesci shares his foolish and witless personality with the character of Puck and fits his role in many ways. The casting of Joe Pesci as Puck can be

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    “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Essay “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”‚ one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies‚ is generally thought of as a comical romance. A very important factor that makes the whole play a comedy‚ is magic‚ which is used to affect the lives of four Athenians: Hermia‚ Lysander‚ Helena and Demetrius. Bottom‚ also a simple human‚ falls victim of the fairies’ mischievous magic. The magic reaches these characters by Puck‚ a naughty fairy‚ and Oberon‚ the king of fairies. Puck

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    Have you ever wondered what is behind fate? A force that is certainly not human‚ that is for sure. If this power is not human what can it possibly be? Mostly fairies and gods are the source of our fate. For example‚ Puck and Oberon in a Midsummer Night’s Dream are just a few of the influences behind fate. Since Puck and Oberon are not human their ways on interference are certainly powers of fate. The duo are not human‚ they work in mysterious ways‚ and are interfering only for the good of the mortals

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