- Quiz
MIDSUMMER
*Rehearsal time for actors / Discussion time for non-actors.
- 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, though they aren't under an enchantment?
- Compare/contrast the four characters within the lovers group. What qualities distinquish them from each other? Why do you think Shakespeare made these characters so flat?
*Showtime!
*Watch movie if time.
- What differences in language can you see between the lovers, the fairies and the mechanicals?
- How has the director of the movie added to or enriched the play?
