In your CNBs, answer the following:

What did you learn about Shakespeare during the internet scavenger hunt?

What do you think A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be about?

Elements of DramaElements of Drama

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts..” (As You Like It)

Diagram of a StageDiagram of a Stage

Upstage

Center Stage

Downstage

Stage

Right

Stage

Left

Pit

Audience

*Tip-Stage left & right are from the actors POV

Stage DirectionsStage Directions

Define movements on the stageDefine movements on the stageDefine how a line should be deliveredDefine how a line should be delivered

Ex: Ex: (The dancers enter stage right.)(The dancers enter stage right.)Ex:Ex: (Laughing wickedly) (Laughing wickedly)

Stage directions are typically written Stage directions are typically written in in italicsitalics

DialogueDialogue

A conversation A conversation between between characters in a characters in a literary work. literary work.

The speech of The speech of the actors in the actors in the playthe play

                                     

Function of DialogueFunction of Dialogue

Dialogue brings Dialogue brings characters to life characters to life by revealing by revealing their their personalities and personalities and by showing what by showing what they are thinking they are thinking and feeling as and feeling as they react to they react to other characters.other characters.

MonologueMonologue

A long speech A long speech spoken by an spoken by an actoractor

One person One person speakingspeaking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27D4k3dCXPg&feature=player_embedded

SoliloquiesSoliloquies

A speech by an A speech by an actor who believes actor who believes he/she is alone.he/she is alone.

““Thinking aloud”Thinking aloud”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzuEKkPVeBQ&feature=related

Function of SoliloquiesFunction of Soliloquies

A soliloquy typically A soliloquy typically reveals the private reveals the private thoughts and emotions of thoughts and emotions of the character.the character.

AsidesAsides

In a play, a In a play, a comment made comment made by a character, by a character, but is not heard but is not heard by the other by the other characters characters onstage.onstage.

Essentially, the Essentially, the comment is given comment is given to the audienceto the audience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNa8QyAl2YE

Function of AsidesFunction of Asides

Asides are Asides are frequently used frequently used to provide to provide information to information to the audience the audience and to reveal the and to reveal the private thoughts private thoughts of characters. of characters.

Now, let’s transition to Midsummer…

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Major Characters, Themes,

Symbols, and Setting

“The Course of true love never did run smooth.” (Act 1, Scene 1)

Theseus: The Duke of Athens

•Preparing to marry the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta

•He fell in love with Hippolyta when he conquered the Amazons

•He is a just, yet stern, ruler

Hippolyta: Former Queen of the Amazons

•Engaged to marry Theseus

•Something Cool! In DC Comics, she is the mother of Wonder Woman!

Hermia: Beautiful young maid of Athens

•In love with Lysander

•Willing to disobey her father to marry him

Egeus: Hermia’s father

•Demands that Hermia marry Demetrius

Lysander: Athenian youth in love with Hermia

•Persuades Hermia to elope with him against her father’s wishes

Demetrius: Athenian; also loves Hermia

•Was engaged to Helena before he met Hermia

Helena: Athenian maiden, loves Demetrius

•Friends with Hermia

Nick Bottom: the weaver

•One of the laborers

•Temporarily sports the head of a donkey

Titania: Queen of the Fairies

•Married to Oberon (King of the Fairies)

•Spirited and strong

Oberon: King of the Fairies

•Married to Titania (Queen of the Fairies)

Puck (Robin

Goodfellow):

Mischievous fairy

•Oberon’s Jester

Major Theme

•Love—how it makes you CRAZY!•Hippolyta is marrying Theseus, who took her prisoner during their battles

•Hermia will defy her father and the law to marry Lysander

•Titania loves Bottom who has the head of a donkey

Setting

•Ancient Athens

•The forest outside of Athens

Wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta

Star-crossed young lovers in the woods

Athenian workers planning a play

Quarrel between Oberon and Titania (Fairy Queen and King)

4 Different

Plots

Let’s read Act I

Before we begin Act II…In your notebooks…1. Make a prediction about what will happen to the four young lovers: Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius.

-Who will end up together?

-Will Lysander and Hermia run away?

2. What options would your parents give you if you were going to marry someone they disapproved of? How would you handle this situation?