Worksheet on The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night's Dream
English
Year 9
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A worksheet analysing the character of The Mechanicals in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, focusing on error correction and literary techniques.
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Worksheet on The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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The Mechanicals: Text Extract and Analysis
BOTTOM: I see their knavery: this is to make an ass of me; to fright me, if they could. But I will not stir from this place, do what they can: I will walk up and down here, and I will sing, that they shall hear I am not afraid. The wall is high: and I am very low: and they say, I can not speak English. Fie on all tired jades, on all mad masters, and all foul ways! Was ever man so beaten? Was ever man so rayed? Was ever man so rantised? It is not good meat that I have for my dinner. When I come to my bed, I lie down; I cannot lie; I am aweary, aweary; I could eat a leek. But they say, Athenians, are natural: that they cannot abide the sight of a man. Yet I have had a quarrel with a woodcock; I told him, I was better than he. And he said, nay, and kicked his heels, and swore he loved me. O, that I had my belly full of beast-weed! I am not afraid to say, I am afraid of this: for I am afraid of as many things as ever I was; and yet I am not afraid. And I will go to the next house, and I will pick a quarrel with the next man I see. And I will tell him, I am a very good fellow, and I am very well born. And I will tell him, I am a very good fellow, and I am very well born. And I will tell him, I am a very good fellow, and I am very well born.
1.
Identify one example of Shakespeare's use of repetition in this extract. What effect does it have?
[2 marks]2.
Find an example of a literary technique used to emphasise Bottom's frustration. Describe it briefly.
[2 marks]3.
What is the purpose of Bottom's humorous self-confidence in this scene?
[3 marks]4.
Identify the line that contains a caesura and explain its dramatic effect.
[3 marks]5.
How does Shakespeare use dialogue to reveal Bottom's character?
6.
What stage directions are included in this extract, and how do they contribute to understanding the scene?
[3 marks]7.
Identify two examples of Shakespeare's use of informal language or colloquialisms in the extract.
[2 marks]8.
Analyse how Shakespeare's choice of words in this extract creates a comedic tone.
9.
Suggest one way this extract could be adapted for a modern audience while maintaining its humour.
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