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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Every day we are forced to make decisions which can either help or hinder the lives of others. Socially‚ physically‚ and mentally the choices we make can affect others exponentially. In William Shakespeare’s play; A Midsummer Night’s Dream the fairies face a multitude of similar choices to make. Although the fairies hinder the characters in the stories lives minimally‚ the amount that they helped contribute to the relationships‚ and happiness of the characters exceeds all the issues they may have
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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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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ William Shakespeare brilliantly uses the night as a motif which plays a valuable role in the play. He combines this motif with the related symbols of the play to demonstrate the power of night and its correlation with love and vision. He uses symbolism and imagery to develop the motif and makes extensive use of the night forest which‚ in part‚ helps the situation of the four young lovers‚ one of the main plots of the play. It might seem strange that Shakespeare would
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In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Puck is a complicated being. He is always looking for trouble in every situation. the truth about where he is and his roles in the play. Puck’s personality is very light-hearted‚ careless‚ and obedient. You can easily see that he is very energetic. He is always hopping around and “up and down and up and down.” He also seems careless about his mistakes. When Oberon pointed out that he put the potion on Lysander instead of Demetrius‚ he treated it like it was
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was Forced to Love Did you know that in Harry Potter‚ Lord Voldemort is unable to feel love because he was conceived while his father was under a love potion? This will be further explained in this essay about Demetrius in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In this popular tale‚ the story revolves around love stricken people roaming around in the woods‚ meddling fairies‚ and silly actors. Demetrius‚ one of the person’s in the woods that fateful summer night‚ follows the woman that he thinks
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Question Four a) There are many instances where the love potion “love-in-idleness is used in the play. The function of this love potion is to make someone fall in love with the first person/creature the see when awoken. The first instance where the love potion is used is when Oberon put’s the love potion on Titania’s eyes. The reason for this was is simply because Titania refuses to hand over the changeling boy. Oberon thinks that if Titania is so infatuated‚ she will
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To what extent is Shakespeare trying portray male dominance over the female characters‚ in A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Almost in every play of Shakespeare we can see the dominance of males over women. In his plays women have no right to say what they think or what they want. They are always expected to be faithful to their fathers and husbands. They don’t have any freedom about their lives. However we know that this attitude of men against women in Shakespeare’s plays is a reflection of Renaissance
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The Roasts of Lysander In the play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Lysander‚ an Athenian man‚ portrays insult comedy. Insult comedy is the use of insults‚ often one liners‚ at the expense of another character to create comedy. In this case Insult comedy is used to insult another person or object with the intent of creating humor. In act 1‚ scene 1‚ Lysander and Demetrius are fighting over the beloved Hermia. Egeus‚ Hermia’s father‚ expresses his wish to Theseus‚ the duke of Athens for Hermia to be married
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Shakespeare MND Essay In Midsummer Night’s Dream There is a group of characters known as the Mechanics. These men are used in story mainly for comic relief and to further sub plots‚ or to tie together plots in one one event in the play. The mechanics are not just used for comic relief however‚ they also show powerful and inspiring messages through their wacky hijinks and comedic value. One such message is that even with the odds stacked against them a person can pull off their goal in a good manner
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