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INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

A Comedy for Adolescents and Adults

WORKPACK


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(It’s a good idea to read the synopsis and morals before watching the play)

CHARACTERS

Puck

Oberon

Titania

Hermia (audience)

Helena (audience)

Lysander

Demetrius

Female fairies

Male faeries

Donkey(audience)

SYNOPSIS

Puck, a naughty spirit, will tell us his side of a story: Oberon, the King of Fairies, and Titania, the Queen of Fairies, have terrible quarrels.

So Puck, Oberon’s assistant and jester, is told to look for a special magic juice to oint Titania’s eyes so as to make her fall in love with the first beast that comes next to her in revenge.

While Puck goes looking for the flower, some Athenians arrive at the woods: Lysander loves Hermia, and Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius used to love Helena but now claims to love Hermia and rejects Helena, Helena is desperate…

So…Puck decides to help them because: “when love is wronged, someone has to make it right…” And...of course, everything is mixed up...

MORALS Love ultimately triumphs in the end (but it usually presents pitfalls).

Appearances are deceiving. Real love should have nothing to do with social status or looks.


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VOCABULARY (It’s a good idea to teach or revise these words before

coming to the theatre)

Adjectives

naughty – jealous – cute – cool – spooky – smart – brave – ugly -noble – hilarious –

embarrassing – humiliating

Nouns loser – jester – juice - spirit – stuff – scorn

mockery – vow – villain – tricks – riddle - lullaby

Verbs frown – pursue – dew– praise – ease – crush - perish

Useful expressions to be kidding – fooling around – never mind – to wrong someone– fall for someone – to keep an unwanted bond

to act like a wandering knight – to make things right

ACTIVITIES

For teachers: This workpack is divided into different levels,

taking into account learners’ age and level of language acquired.

As you may notice, the same play may cater for an ample age range. This is due to an important innovation meant to suit different students’ needs and interests. This means that while different age groups may be viewing the same play the various

pre and post language activities in the workpack attend to a different level.

Teachers are thus able to provide students with details about the story and the characters before they come to the theatre, and also with

follow-up activities.

ALL LEVELS

BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE

(in addition to reviewing plot, characters and vocabulary…)


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ACTIVITY 1: Talking about films based on Shakespeare’s plays:

1) Do you know any the films above? If so, can you write a brief comment on one of them? You can share some information with your classmates

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2) Do you like watching films inspired by theatrical plays?

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3) How often do you go to the cinema? And to the theater?

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4) Can you complete the chart with different kinds of films or plays? What kind do you like most?

CARTOON

HORROR


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ACTIVITY 2: Look at these adjectives connected with personality. Which ones are positive, which are negative and which are neutral?

IMPOLITE GORGEOUS STUBBORN EASY-GOING STINGY

NAÏVE GENEROUS TROUBLESOME HONEST

THOUGHTFUL AMBITIOUS TALKATIVE BOSSY SILLY

INTELLIGENT NARROW-MINDED FIGHTENED MOODY

CHILDISH NASTY SHY CLEVER TRUSTWORTHY

SENSITIVE SENSIBLE ADVENTUROUS IMMORAL

DISHONEST LOYAL FIDGETING

Underline some of them that describe what you expect to find in the main character (Puck)-come back and check your answer after you see the play.

POSITIVE NEGATIVE NEUTRAL

ACTIVITY 3:

Let’s discuss magical powers…

1- If you were to have one, what would you choose?

flight

invisibility

strength mind-

reading speed

nothing I don't want a magical power!

2- How do you feel about Magic

It’s real and necessary

It’s silly to believe in Magic

Amazing and fascinating

Makes a good folktale and nothing more

Not sure

Makes me feel safe, I want to believe…

3. What would you use your magical power for?

to show right and wrong and to make a better world

to play some tricks on people I think are annoying

just to make my life easier

to save the world and involve in adventures while at it

help people who are lonely and/or sad

maybe to take over the world…

LEVEL1 AFTER WATCHING

THE PLAY

Activity 4

CRITICAL THINKING Answer the questions and give reasons

a) Did you like the play? Why?

b) Give your opinion about the costumes. Justify it.

c) Do you believe in love at first sight? Why?

d) Is it important to read and study Shakespeare’s plays? Why?

e) Which famous “love stories” do you know? Why do you remember them?

USE OF ENGLISH

ACTIVITY 5:

Write an opposite adjective:

Charming

Generous

Handsome

Disrespectful

Rebel

Well-off

Match one of them with each Athenian

DEMETRIUS HERMIA LYSANDER HELENA


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ACTIVITY 6:

Finish these sentences with ideas you remember from the play:

1. Puck thinks

2. Demetrius is not interested in

3. Oberon is

4. Titania will definitely

5. The fairies have to


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ACTIVITY 7

Match the key word and its definition

1) HELENA

2) OBERON

3) SHAKESPEARE

4) WOODS

5) LYSANDER

6) MIDSUMMER

7) DREAM

8) LOVE

9) FLOWER

a) A Night's Dream

b) Hermia loves him

c) Loves Demetrius

d) King of the Fairies

e) Where Lysander & Hermia agree to

meet

f) Author of MND

g) A Midsummer Night's

h) Feeling Helena has for Demetrius

i) Oberon sends Puck to find one struck

by Cupid's arrow.

COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

ACTIVITY 8:

Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE?

At the beginning of the play Demetrius is in love with Hermia

At the beginning of the play Lysander is in love with Hermia

Hermia’s father wants her daughter to marry Lysander

Titania is in love with Oberon

Puck is Titania’s jester

Oberon orders Puck to bring him a purple flower

The purple flower had been hit by Cupid’s arrow

Puck turns Oberon into a donkey

ACTIVITY 9:

Answer these questions:

a) Who was Titania? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

c) Who did Helena love? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

d) What kind of spirit is Puck? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

e) How does Demetrius react when Puck uses the flower’s juice on him? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

f) Was Oberon in love with Titania? Why was he mad? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

g) Why was Lysander suddenly in love with Helena? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

h) Did Puck have fun with all the mess made by him? Why? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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LEVEL 2 AFTER WATCHING

THE PLAY

(Some activities from level 1 can be also used or adapted to this level)

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ACTIVITY 1

Choose your favorite character in the play and write a short description of him/her. You can use some adjectives from the chart:

MEAN GORGEOUS STUBBORN EASY-GOING STINGY NAÏVE GENEROUS TROUBLESOME HONEST THOUGHTFUL AMBITIOUS TALKATIVE BOSSY SILLY INTELLIGENT NARROW-MINDED FIGHTENED MOODY

CHILDISH NASTY SHY CLEVER TRUSTWORTHY SENSITIVE SENSIBLE ADVENTUROUS IMMORAL

DISHONEST LOYAL FIDGETING HANDSOME HUMOROUS DULL SCARED

ACTIVITY 2 Finish these sentences with ideas you remember from the play:

1. If I were Puck,

2. Hermia secretly wishes

3. The fairies (Use passive voice)

4. If I were Oberon’s jester,

5. If Puck could

ACTIVITY 3 Crossword:

ACROSS 1. Who says, "I love thee not; therefore pursue me not." 4. Who says, "That you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear." 5. Titania is queen of what? 7. This play takes place in and around which Greek city? 9. Girl who chases Demetrius even though

he hates her at first. 11. King of the Fairies 17. Hermia wants to run away with this man.

DOWN 8. Egeus does not want Lysander to marry this girl. 15. Oberon asks Puck to find him this in the forest


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COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

ACTIVITY 4

Answer these questions

1. What does Oberon want that Titania refuses to give him?

(A) er obedience

(B) Her magic wand

(C) Her fairies

(D) Her unconditional love

2. How does Puck prevent Demetrius and Lysander from fighting?

(A) By freezing them

(B) By transforming their weapons to weeds

(C) By squeezing the love potion onto their eyelids

(D) By mimicking their voices and causing each to get lost in the forest

3. Whom does Demetrius love at the end of the play?

(A) Titania

(B) Puck

(C) Helena

(D) Hermia

4. With whom does Titania fall in love due to the potion?

(A) a fairy

(B) Puck

(C) a donkey

(D) a boy

CRITICAL THINKING

ACTIVITY 5

Describe the scene you liked best and give reasons

LEVEL 3 AFTER WATCHING

THE PLAY

(Some activities from levels 1 and 2 can be also used or adapted to this level)

ACTIVITY 4: USE OF ENGLISH

Past Modal Verbs and Conditional Sentences

Finish these sentences with ideas you remember from the play:

a. If Demetrius hadn’t rejected Helena

b. If Oberon had

c. The fairies would have

d. If I had been in Helena’s shoes

e. Puck will if

f. Titania could have

g. If I had been in Puck’s shoes

h. The relationship between Demetrius and Helena changed when

ACTIVITY 5: COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

Answer these questions:

1. Which of the young Athenians is first affected by the love potion?

(A) Lysander

(B) Helena

(C) Hermia

(D) Demetrius

2. Who first thinks of using the love potion on Titania?

(A) Puck

(B) Oberon

(C) Lysander

(D) a fairy

3. Why is the flower whose juice Oberon seeks special?

(A) Titania has kissed it.

(B) One of Cupid’s arrows struck it.

(C) It was a traditional symbol of love in English folklore.

(D) Fairies sleep in it.

4. Who blesses the lovers with a magical charm at the end of the play?

(A) Puck

(B) Oberon

(C) Titania

(D) Oberon and Titania

CRITICAL THINKING

ACTIVITY 6

What’s your opinion about these issues?

The plot

The morals

The actors

The setting and costumes.

ACTIVITY 7 Write a paragraph to give the play a different ending.

Activity8 Word Search Words are placed backwards, forward, diagonally, up and down. Clues listed below can help you find the words.-(extra clue: number of letters per word) Circle the hidden vocabulary words in the maze.

A Midsummer Night's _ (5)

A Night's Dream (9)

Arranges to meet Lysander in the woods (6)

Author of MND (11)

Feeling Helena has for Demetrius (4)

Helena loves him, but he is to marry Hermia.(9)

Hermia loves him. (8)

King of the Fairies (6)

Oberon commands Puck to anoint Demetrius's as he sleeps. (4)

Oberon sends Puck to find one struck by Cupid's arrow. (6)

Animal Titania falls for. (3)

Queen of the Fairies (7)

Robin Goodfellow (4)

Tells Hermia's plans to Demetrius (6)

Where Lysander & Hermia agree to meet

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