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.
“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
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