A Midsummer Nights Dream

(Written Report)

Members: Anna Victoria Clemente Elaine Aguda RovilynDela Cruz Koreen Ann Villaverde

II. PLOT (Storytelling)

Page 1 Introduction of the setting

Page 2 In the castle of Athens, Theseus wants to marry hippolyta. The day that he announces his marriage, Egeus comes before him, complaining about his daughters disobedience to marry the man he wants for her. (There was a law that allows parents to marry off their daughters) With hermias plea of loving Lysander, king Theseus lays two options for her: face death or serve the nunnery. Lysander and Hermia decide to elope. They would meet in the woods. Hermia tells Helena about their plan. Helena told Demetrius. Quince gathered the actors. They will practice in the woods.

Page 3 Oberon and Puck are talking. He asks Puck to find the flower and pour its juice to Titanias eyelids to punish her. While they are talking, Oberon heard Demetrius rejecting Helena. He asks puck to find a man dressed like Athenian and pour the juice into his eyelids. Quince and actors are practicing in the woods. Titania sleeps near them. Puck pours the juice into her eyelids.

Page 4 Lysander and Hermia are lost in the woods. They decided to sleep. Puck pour the juice to Lysander because he thinks that he is man Oberon asks to look for. Helena and Demetrius pass them by. Demetrius runs away and leaves her. Helena wakes up Lysander. He instantly fell in love with her. She feels mocked by his confession of love and runs away.

Page 5 Hermia wakes up and found Lysander missing Meanwhile, while the queens men are practicing, puck turns bottoms head into a donkey s Titania wakes up and fell in love with bottom. Meanwhile, Oberon asks bottom about his tasks. He told Oberon that Titania fell in love bottom. Then they see Demetrius with Hermia. Puck tells him that she was the woman he

saw when he poured the juice to the mans eyes. Oberon tells him that the man with Helena (Demetrius) is the one he was asked to find. Puck realizes his mistake Hermia leaves Demetrius. Demetrius sleeps Puck pours the juice to his eyelids while Demetrius sleeps. Helena and Lysander come. Demetrius wakes up and falls in love with Helena. Both men are fighting over Helena . She thought that both men were mocking her. Then Hermia comes, realizing that Lysander no longer loves her. She accuses Helena of stealing his man. Now , conflicts grow between the characters: Both men fighting over Helena, Helena feeling mocked and Hermia feeling betrayed by Helena for stealing her man.

Page 6 Both men decide to duel. Hermia dares Helena for a fight. They continue to quarrel. Puck uses magic in a form of his voice to separate the four characters. He mimicked the voice of each character. When all of them becomes tired of searching for another. They slept.

Page 7 Puck pours the antidote to Lysander and at the same time, Oberon broke the spell casted on titania because he was able to get the boy. Meanwhile in the castle, King theseus and Egeus decided to look for Hermia in the woods. The next morning when the four woke up, the love of Lysander for Hermia was restored while Demetrius falls in love with Helena. The characters thought that everything that happened Last midsummer night was just a dream. Then king Theseus with his men and Egeus came. Demetrius told egeus that he no longer wants to marry Hermia because he has fallen in love with Helena. Thus all the characters got their happy endings.

III. A Midsummer Nights Dream Analysis

Mythological Archetype Approach

Thesis Statement: Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream is a reflection of Mythological Archetypes manifested on the setting, characters & symbolisms of the play.

A.

Setting a) Athens - known to be the most powerful and glorious town in ancient Greece. - name was based from their Greek god Athena, the god for wisdom and courage. b) Mystical Woods (midsummer night) - Equivalent to summer Solstice - celebration of fertility - involved dancing, drinking, and collecting medicinal herbs - supposed time for mystery and magic - special time when fairy activity is at its peak

B.

Characters a) Theseus - known as Athens great hero in ancient myths. - has the characteristics of a strong, courageous and wise ruler. b) Hippolyta - Known as the Queen of the Amazons in myths. - Had a great historical battle with Theseus - Theseus second wife c) Egeus - Typically used in Roman comedies - Often cast as an old man d) Hermia - Derived from the Greek name Hermes - associated with the characteristics of a truthful, faithful and unforgiving e) Helena - derived from the Greek name Helios, the son of God. - Often cast as blonde f) Lysander - based from the ancient prince Lysander of Sparta. g) Demetrius - based from the historical Demetrius Poliorcetes who is the King of Macedon. h) Oberon - equated with the Greek God Zeus i) Titania - Equated with the Roman God Diana, the virgin goddess of the forest

j) Puck - equated with the Roman god Cupid or the Greek god Eros. k) Indian changeling boy - equated with the Roman god Bacchus, the god of wine, celebrations and ecstacy. - born twice
C.

Symbolisms Theseus and Hippolyta - represent law and order in the play Pyramus and Thisbe (play within a play) - a Greek play that is also about love - Tragic story about lovers who disobeyed their parent for the sake of love - represent the play Midsummer Night itself Love Potion - symbolizes the unreasoning, fickle, erratic, and undeniably powerful nature of love. - based on the golden arrow of Eros/Cupid in mythology. Theme - The course of true love is not totally invincible. It is still vulnerable at some point to be manipulated by outside forces. - The course of true love never did run smooth Moon - represents the line The course of true love never did run smooth - in Greek mythology the three phases of the moon represents: New Moon - virginal moon of the goddess Diana; Full Moon - pregnant moon of the goddess Luna; Dark Moon - aging moon of Hecate Other Terms from the Greek Mythology that were used in the play a) Acheron - one of the rivers of the underworld. (Act III, scene 2) b) Aurora's harbinger (Act 3, scene 2) - Aurora was the goddess of the dawn - The harbinger referred to the planet Venus that was the morning star. c) Jove shield thee(spoken by Bottom) - referred to Jupiter, the king of the gods; he was asking for his protection.

D.

VI. A Midsummer Nights Dream Immortal Lines

1. The course of true love never did run smooth. - Lysander, Act 1, scene 1 2. O hell! to choose love by anothers eyes. - Hermia, Act 1, scene 1 3. Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night. - Lysander, Act 1, scene 1 4. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is wingd Cupid painted blind. - Helena, Act 1, scene 1 5. We cannot fie for love, as men may do. We should be wood and were not made to woo. - Helena, Act 1, scene 1 6. Lord, what fools these mortals be! - Puck, Act 3, scene 2

ORDER OF PRESENTATION
I. II. III. IV. Introduction of the characters (Character Map) Plot (Storytelling) Analysis Immortal Lines

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