Comedy

Today in class, we learned what comedy is and what comedy is not. What do you remember about that conversation? What surprised you? What was new to you?

Silent Film

This one is a classic. People have been performing Shakespeare’s plays for a long time. What are your thoughts on this?

LEGO my Puck!

This was a project done by a group of ninth-grade students. Watch it and consider the following questions:

• What did you like? What did you not like?
• What would you have done differently? Why?

Casting the Play

Imagine you are creating a new rock version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Which celebrities among current film, television, or rock and roll stars would you cast in each of the play’s principal roles:

• Theseus
• Hippolyta
• Egeus
• Lysander
• Hermia
• Demetrius
• Helena
• Oberon
• Titania
• Bottom
• Puck

Ending

Write a summary of a new or more satisfying ending to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Dear Abby

As the character of your choice, write a letter to either “Dear Abby” or “Ann Landers” and imagine the columnist’s reply.

Is Pyramus and Thisbe appropriate?

The mechanicals chose this play, but was it appropriate for the occassion? Defend your position.

Weddings

What types of activites do we use to celebrate a wedding? How is this different from the celebration in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Pyramus and Thisbe

See what Wikipedia has to say about Pyramus and Thisbe by clicking here. Be sure to scroll down to see the history of this play.

Now that you’ve seen what Pyramus and Thisbe is about, what other books, plays, and movies use this storyline?

Contradictions

In what ways do the mechanicals’ actions during their play contradict the content of it?