A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream was written by William Shakespeare in approximately___________

• 1590

• 1595

• 1585

• 1616

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a ________________

• tragedy

• comedy

• romantic comedy

• Tragic comedy

Say the first and then comma second answer:

A Midsummer night's Dream portrays the adventures of four young _____________ lovers and a group of ________ actors in a moonlit forest.

A Midsummer night's dream is about four lovers and their interactions with the _________ who inhabit it.

Shakespeare's comedies often end with a____________

• tragedy

• comedy

• dramatic comedy

• wedding

How many groups of plots and characters are there?

• 2 plots and 3 character groups

• 1 plot 1 character group

• 3 plots and 3 character groups

List some of the contrasts in the play....

• True love vs. False love

• Tall vs. Short

• Day vs.Night

• Reality vs. Illusion

• Romantic vs. Comedy

What is the name of the play the mechanicals are preforming?

• A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Pyramus and Thisbe

• Fereses and Teso

• Romeo and Juliet

What are the theories to the origin of A Midsummer Night's?

• It was written for an aristocratic wedding.

• It was written for the Queen to celenbrate the feast day of St.John.

• It was written for his children.

• It was written for entertainment purposes and work.

The fairies were considered________