A Midsummer Night's Dream

What type of play is A Midsummer Night's Dream?

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Historical

• Action

What is the definition of a Shakespearian comedy?

• A play which is characterised by its humorous tone and depiction of amusing characters and incidents.

• A play which is characterised by its sad tone and depiction of melancholy characters and incidents.

• A play which is characterised by its historical tone and depiction of historic characters and incidents.

• A play which is characterised by its frightening tone and depiction of terrifying characters and incidents.

What are the Conventions of a Shakespearian comedy?

• Disregard of social order

• supernatural

• fishing

• ghosts

What are the Conventions of a Shakespearian comedy?

• believable coincidences

• unbelievable coincidences

• taboo language/jokes/ puns

• murder

What are the Conventions of a Shakespearian comedy?

• mountains

• clear characters

• plot twists

• mistaken identity

What are the Conventions of a Shakespearian comedy?

• play within a play

• witches

• bad weather

• stock characters

What happens in Act 1?

• Hermia and Lysander hate each other .

• Hermia and Lysander love each other but are not allowed to marry so decide to run away to the forest to get married in secret.

• Hermia and Fredrick love each other but are not allowed to marry.

• Helena and Demetrius love each other but are not allowed to marry so decide to run away to the forest to get married in secret.

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What happens in Act 1?

• Helena wants to marry Hermia. Hermia loves Demetrius. They follow Hermia and Lysander into the forest. 

• Demetrius wants to marry Helena. Hermia loves Demetrius. They follow Hermia and Lysander into the forest. 

• Lysander wants to marry Hermia. Lysander loves Demetrius. They follow Hermia and Lysander into the forest. 

• Demetrius wants to marry Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius. They follow Hermia and Lysander into the forest. 

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What happens in Act 2?

• In the forest, Oberon and Titania are arguing.

• In the forest, Puck and Titania are arguing.

• In the forest, Demetrius and Puck are arguing.

• In the forest, Helena and Titania are arguing.

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What happens in Act 2?

• Oberon sees Hermia and Titania arguing and commands Demetrius to use the potion on the Athenian man to make him fall in love with Puck.

• Oberon sees Puck and Carl arguing and commands Carl to use the potion on the Athenian man to make him fall in love with Helena.

• Oberon sees Demetrius and Helena arguing and commands Puck to use the potion on the Athenian man to make him fall in love with Helena.

• Helena sees Demetrius and Hermia arguing and commands Puck to use the potion on the Athenian man to make him fall in love with Lysander.

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