A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Imagery in Shakespeare

Movies in the Classroom

 

 

Related Internet Sources

The Official Site

 

William Shakespeare’s – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

This official site of the 1999 movie is full of helpful information.

·      Download a study guide

·      Read a summary of the play

·      View the Movie Trailer

·      Send a friend a Shakespearean Postcard

Source: Fox Searchlight

 

Lesson Plans & Study Guides

 

A Downloadable Study Guide from Fox Searchlight

Download this PDF file for a wonderful Educator’s packet with activities and worksheets for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Source:     Fox Searchlight

 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – study guide

This online study guide is similar to Cliff’s Notes or Monarch Notes.  It gives an abbreviated version of the play and an analysis of the actions.

Source:     ClassicNote by GradeSaver

 

"I Will Hear That Play": Using Sound to Enhance the Text

This lesson plan by Sarah Hicks delves into how sound affects the audience of a play or film, and the role of Foley artists.

Source:     The Folger Shakespeare Library

 

Additional Study Questions

Here are some additional topics of classroom discussion for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Source:     JM Massi, Ph.D.

 

Activities

 

A Shakespearean Feast

A wonderful way to get a better understanding for Shakespeare and his wealth of imagery is to immerse your students in the times.  If you are fortunate enough to have a Renaissance Faire nearby, this is a great way to experience the times.  However, with the help of these links you can assemble your own Shakespearean Feast with the help of your students.

Source:     The Folger Shakespeare Library

 

Shakespearean Images

 

Shakespeare Illustrated

“The list of paintings (on this page) deals only with the fairy world and their king and queen, Oberon and Titania. Until A Midsummer Night's Dream was restored to the stage as Shakespeare wrote it, the painters had little to draw upon besides their imaginations and the richly inventive operatic spectacles and these dealt primarily with the supernatural aspects of the play; the painters' realizations of the play were understandably no less extravagant than their sources….”

Source:     Shakespeare Illustrated – Harry Rusche – Emory University