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LO: To learn about characters in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
Create a separate spider diagram for each of the
following words:
•Midsummer;
•Night;
•Dream.
What do each of these words mean to you?
Add your suggestions around each word.
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Four Sets of Characters
1.Athenian Aristocracy
2.Four Lovers (two couples)
3.Acting Troupe (the rustics, the mechanicals)
4.Fairies
Love
Connections
Demetrius
Helena
Hermia
Lysander
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Shakespeare uses different writing styles to
suit different characters.
For example, Bottom and his friends
generally speak in prose, which gives them a
simple, rustic quality.
For the speeches of Oberon and Titania,
Shakespeare uses a much more complex
form of poetry, implying the exquisite beauty
and magic of the fairy kingdom.
Hermia
Daughter of Egeus. She is
beautiful, petite and brunette.
She is in love with Lysander and
is willing to disobey her father
and run away with him.
Lysander
A young wealthy man
of Athens. He is a
romantic – and very
much in love with
Hermia. They run off
together!
Helena
She is Helena’s good friend.
She lacks confidence about
her looks and doesn’t think
she can compare to
Hermia. She is also quite
beautiful fair and tall. She
is in love with Demetrius!
Demetrius
A young wealthy man –
also in love with Hermia. He
is engaged to her. He has
been disloyal to Helena. He
is angry with Lysander for
trying to steal her!
Bottom
He is one of The Mechanicals.
He is part of the company
producing a play for Duke
Theseus’ wedding. He is an
over-confident fool!
Puck plays a trick on him and
gives him the head of an ass!
Titania then falls in love with
him for a short while!
Oberon
He is the King of the
Fairies – married to
Titania. He is a powerful
fairy, who is used to
being obeyed.
Titania
She is the beautiful Queen of
the Fairies (married to
Oberon).
She is strong and
independent. Oberon and
Puck trick her into loving
Bottom with the love potion.
Puck- robin goodfellow
Oberon’s servant, a jester; a
mischievous fairy who likes to
play tricks on people. Not
completely wicked, Scornful
of humans especially those in
love, fast 40 mins round the
earth