- Quotations Quiz
MIDSUMMER
Today we begin writing your Midsummer Essay.
- This essay should state and develop a well proven thesis (as stated in intro paragraph).
- This essay should employ at least six quotes from the play.
- Every body paragraph should include a topic sentence, context & quotation evidence, and your commentary that works to prove your thesis.
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Here are the prompts:
- The play presents several different couples: Theseus and Hippolyta,; Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrius, Titania and Bottom, and Titania and Oberon. What aspects of love are explored in each of these relationships?
- How does Shakespeare use this play to tell society that we need to learn to laugh at ourselves?
- Many say that the play could easily be finished at the end of Act IV. What purpose does Act V serve?
- Puck finishes the play with two short monologues delivered directly to the actual audience. What is his main message?
- Are Hermia and Helena treated as more foolish in the play than Demetrius and Lysander? Is this a commentary on gender? How do we interpret the fact that Hermia and Helena seem just as foolish as the guys, even though they aren't under an enchantment?
- Or you could propose your own prompts to your instructor for approval.
HOMEWORK
- Complete your 5-paragraph rough draft of this essay before Monday (25 pts.). We will peer edit in class. Focus on your thesis and topic sentences.
