A Midsummer Night's Dream

Comedy

Mundy — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:25:54 +0000

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

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:47:32 +0000

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!

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:43:31 +0000

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

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:37:12 +0000

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

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:34:02 +0000

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

Dear Abby

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:33:31 +0000

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?

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:32:00 +0000

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

Weddings

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:31:01 +0000

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

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:30:06 +0000

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

Mundy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:26:35 +0000

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