A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
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"The course of true love never did run smooth." Do you agree or disagree?
Click HERE to read the play!
Here is the reading schedule so you can plan ahead!
Don't dilly-dally, Shakes is tough...power through what you can and use the youtube clips to help you understand what is happening! They help...a lot!
Act 1 done by the 15th
Act 2 done by the 17th
Act 3 done by the 18th
Acts 4 and 5 done by the 22nd
The Characters:A Midsummer Night's Dream:
Actual People - The Royals and Lovers:
Theseus, Duke of Athens
Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus
Philostrate, master of the revels to Theseus
Egeus, father to Hermia
Hermia, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander
Lysander and Demetrius, in love with Hermia
Helena, in love with Demetrius, Hermia's BFF
The Rustics:
Quince, a carpenter
Snug, a joiner
Bottom, a weaver
Flute, a bellows-mender
Snout, a tinker
Starveling, a tailor
The Fairies:
Oberon, king of the fairies
Titania, queen of the fairies
Puck, or Robin Goodfellow
PeaseBlossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed, fairies
Other fairies attending their King and Queen; and attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding.
Notes and helpful sources:
Shout out to one Mr. Miller for this sweet slide show. Click HERE. This guy knows his stuff!
Click HERE, for a No Sweat Shakespeare overview.
Click below to download the requirements for the lyrical connect!
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File Type: | odt |