A Midsummer Night's Dream Preparation

In preparation for our new assignment I would like you to make a printed resource, (approx one side of A4) to hand out to the rest of the group on Monday. 

This information will be very useful for your log books and is a vital part of your research.

It should be mainly your own words - if you copy and paste quotes that is fine, but each quote should be no more than 200 words.

It must be brought to the lesson printed out, so that I can photocopy it for the class.

Emily Badcock - The Court - Names of the characters. What are their relationships with other characters in the play? (e.g. friend, relative etc) What is their significance in the play? What do we know about their background?

Sarah Bayliss - The Lovers - Names of the characters. What are their relationships with other characters in the play? (e.g. friend, relative etc) What is their significance in the play? What do we know about their background?

Alena Crawford - Mechanicals - Names of the characters. What are their relationships with other characters in the play? (e.g. friend, relative etc) What is their significance in the play? What do we know about their backgrounds?

Olivia Digiacomo - The Fairies - Names of the characters. What are their relationships with other characters in the play? (e.g. friend, relative etc) What is their significance in the play? What background information do we have on them.

Olivia Fear - Easy to read summary of Acts 1 and 2 inc key quotes

Jess Hildrow - Easy to read summary of Acts 1, 2 and 3 inc key quotes

Maria Morton - Theme of Oppresion and Freedom - Where does it feature - through which characters - key quotes - any other information

Grace Philpot - Theme, Loves difficulty - Where does it feature - through which characters - key quotes - any other information

Anthony Riches - Themes - Dreams and Magic - Where do they feature - through which characters - key quotes - any other information

Dave Vant - Motifs* - Contrast - How is contrast central to the play? - which characters or ideas are contrasting? Use images where possible to support.

*recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.

Lucy Wickens - Context -  What is the cultural, historical and social context of this play, what influenced Shakespeare's writing of A Midsummer Night' Dream?