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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overview

Explore the plot, characters, and themes of Shakespeare's comedy. Understand the standards and expectations associated with the play. Dive into the complicated love story that intertwines with magical elements and mischievous fairies. Homework tasks included!

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overview

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  1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Intro

  2. Agenda • Review Annotation Expectations • Review Standards and Expectations associated with play • Plot Overview • Theme Overview • HOMEWORK TIME!!!!

  3. Amundsen Annotations • _________ (underline) main ideas • !!!!!!!!!!!!! (exclamation points) by something that interests you, surprises you, invokes any emotion…make sure you WRITE in the margins! • ??????? (Question marks) any questions that you have, open-ended or content related. Make sure you WRITE in the margins!!! • Ooooo (circle) any words or phrases that you do not know!

  4. Shakespeare • Why am I making you read Shakespeare??!?!!?!?

  5. Shakespeare • To torture you. • Just Kidding. • Kind of.

  6. Shakespeare • Why am I making you read this? • 1 – Common Core standards • 2 – This is Brit Lit! • 3- College Benefits • 4 – Workplace Benefits

  7. A midsummer nights Dream • Complicated love story….but actually meant as a comedy. • Look to the board for a character break down. HIGHLY recommend you copy that down!!!

  8. Character Breakdown • Theseus • Hippolyta • Egeus • Hermia • Lysander • Demetrius • Helena • Oberon • Titania • Puck • Bottom • Quince • Flute • Snug • Snout • Straveling

  9. Plot Overview • There are essentially four different stories going on here…

  10. Plot 1 • Theseus and Hippolyta are getting married • A huge royal wedding

  11. Plot 2 • Hermia loves Lysander • Demetruis loves Hermia • Hermia’s dad loves Demetrius • Helena is CRAZY in love with Demetrius. • Demetrius wants NOTHING to do with Helena. NOTHING. • NOTHING.

  12. Plot 3 • The fairies are crazy. • Oberon and Titania are angry at each other and use the playgroup to try and make a point about who is right.

  13. Plot 4 • Misfit group of guys just trying to be actors. • Quince: carpenter • Snug: joiner • Bottom: a weaver • Flute: bellows-mender • Snout: a tinker • Starveling: a tailor

  14. Themes • Love • Magic • Loyalty

  15. Homework • Complete the reading for homework. • Quiz on Monday?!

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