A Midsummer Night's Dream - Literature Analysis
English
Year 9
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A worksheet focusing on the comedic elements of A Midsummer Night's Dream through analysis of a key extract.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Literature Analysis
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Grade Year 9
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Extract from A Midsummer Night's Dream
OBERON:
I do believe it is thy love’s fair face,
And that thou think’st I do not see thee, girl.
Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful.
Cupid and my foppish page, Helena,
Are both forsworn. I do but beg a little joy;
My gentle Puck, come hither. Thou remember’st
Since once I sat upon a promontory,
And heard a mermaid on a dolphin’s back
Sing, siren-like, for my sake;
And, in my imagination, now I do re-feel
That music. Now, I do wish we may be friends,
And that we may be merry, as the day is long.
Enter Puck.
PUCK:
What hempen homespuns have we swaggering here,
So near the cradle of the fairy queen?
What, a play toward? I pray you, remember
That I have an office for a prop,
And I am sent with a word or two to speak
To the king of the fairies.
OBERON:
Come, Puck, come, Puck; I do remember
Thee, thou art as wise as thou art beautiful.
Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bank,
While I take my way into the thicket.
PUCK:
Come, now, what news, what news?
OBERON:
Nothing, good Puck, unless you should have
Some thorn-hedge, some prickly pear,
To prick the eyes of my fair Queen Titania.
PUCK:
My lord, I shall do so.
Exit.
OBERON:
Come, thou art as wise as thou art beautiful.
1.
Identify one example of dialogue that reveals Oberon's mischievous nature.
[2 marks]2.
Which stage direction indicates a change in Puck's attitude or role?
[2 marks]3.
Analyse the use of humour in the exchange between Oberon and Puck.
4.
Identify and explain the significance of any metaphor used in the extract.
[3 marks]5.
Highlight a line that demonstrates Oberon’s authority and leadership.
[2 marks]6.
Describe how Shakespeare uses stage directions to create humour or mood in this extract.
7.
In what way does this extract exemplify the play’s comedic style?
[2 marks]8.
Create a brief speech that Titania might give after this scene, expressing her feelings about Oberon.
9.
Identify a poetic technique used in Oberon’s speech and explain its effect.
[3 marks]10.
Write a short paragraph analysing how Shakespeare uses dialogue to develop character relationships.
11.
Choose a line from the extract and rewrite it as a modern-day dialogue, maintaining the original tone.
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