Hi everyone, my name is Mr. Chandrapala, and I'm really looking forward to getting into this lesson on "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with you.

Today, we are looking at how order is restored.

We have seen a chaos reigns amongst the Athenians for a long time now.

We've seen Titania fall in love with Bottom, who has the head of an ass.

We've seen a love square, a love rectangle, a love mess.

And now, we are gonna be finally looking at how the story resolves itself.

So, I'm really looking forward to getting into that with you today.

So today, we're going to be explaining how the disorder in the forest is resolved.

Our key words for today's lesson include the noun, resolution, which just means the ending of a story.

The noun, comedy, which is a play designed to make us laugh, often involving misunderstandings and ending in marriage.

We're gonna be discussing the idea of Rude Mechanicals, which is a phrase Puck uses to describe the poor Athenian actors, referencing their day jobs as skilled manual labourers.

The verb, restore, to return something back to its original state.

And the noun, antidote, which is a remedy or cure against the drug.

So, to start off by having a look at how order is restored in the play, we're gonna have a look at how Puck's ability to create disorder and order is presented.

So in Act 3, Scene 1, Puck interacts with the Rude Mechanicals.

He insults them, calling them "hempen homespuns", which means that they're poorly dressed simple people.

He watches them and considers joining in.

"I'll be an actor too, perhaps, if I see cause," in lines 74 and 75.

He transforms Bottom's head into that of a donkey, and creates a comic relationship between Bottom and Titania.

And he transforms himself into a horse, then a hound, a hog, a headless bear, and fire, leading them through bog through bush to create chaos in lines 101 to 104.

So, we're just gonna start off by discussing how does Puck treat these Rude Mechanicals? Remember, the Rude Mechanicals are how he terms the actors who are bottom is a part of, who have ordinary day jobs and still want to be, who have ordinary skilled day jobs, but who still want to have sort of this amateur act to life.

How does he treat them? What does it tell us about his character? You may want to pause the video here and jot down some key ideas.

Maybe annotating some key quotes, which we've included, or you may want to just discuss it with your partner.

Whatever you do, pause the now and start doing that.

A lovely range of idea there's everyone.

I really like the idea that actually, there's almost an arrogance that he has in saying "I'll be an actor too." But also this sense of like, he's berating them by calling them "hempen homespuns".

So, there's something that he wants to mimic about them and yet also, he is a derisory quite insulting about their nature.

So, while thinking about whether when he's as an actor, is he an actor in the same way that Bottom is an actor? Or is he more of an actor in the sense that he is taking a role to cause chaos to create further plot? In Act 3, Scene 2, Puck interacts with the Athenia nobles who are fighting and unhappy because of the magical potion.

He calls them fools.

He wants to watch their "fond pageant" and thinks of that unhappiness as a sport.

And Oberon eventually orders him to use an antidote to the magical potion on Lysander so he falls back in love with Hermia.

Puck then leads the Athenian nobles up and down, up and down to the edge of the forest where they fall asleep and can apply the antidote so all shall be well.

Having a look at how he treats the nobles, I want you to compare, is that the same as his treatment of the Rude Mechanicals? If it's not, can you explain how specifically it's different? Pause the video again, and see if we can start to tease out what those differences are.

I'm really glad that people are noticing that there is a similarity in the way that Puck actually mocks both groups, by specifically looking to show that there's a sort of ridiculous nature to them.

I think the big difference here is the fact that Oberon is more involved with the Athenians.

And therefore, he feels the need, even though he does still view them as false, he feels the need to somehow be, you know, to still obey Oberon and therefore is more willing to help those nobleman.

It's also worth saying that actually his desire to, he calls the the nobles putting on a "fond pageant", which is interesting because whilst he wants to be part of the sort of play that is put on by Bottom and his other cast members, he's not as interested.

He's more willing to annoy and disrupt and cause chaos amongst the nobles.

So, it suggests that maybe he feels more aligned with the homespun hempsman than the nobles who he is forced to work with by Oberon.

So very quickly, just checking for understanding here.

In what ways is Puck's treatment of the Rude Mechanicals and the Athenian nobles different? Is it A, because he insults the Rude Mechanicals but not the nobles? B, he has ordered to confuse the Rude Mechanicals, but Oberon doesn't order him to interact with the nobles, that's Puck's mistake.

Or is it C, he leads the nobles through the forest in order to restore order whilst he leads the Rude Mechanicals through the forest to create chaos.

Option A, B, or C.

Pause the video now and select your answer.

Well done, everyone.

It is very clearly option C.

He leads the nobles up and down, up and down, so that he can tyre them out and so that they eventually fall asleep.

Whilst actually, he leads the Rude Mechanicals through the forest taking on all of those different forms to create chaos.

It is worth saying that he leads the nobles up and down because he knows that he has to create order because he has been ordered to by Oberon.

So maybe, there is something to evaluate there as well.

But, it's important that we understand.

On the one hand, he's restoring order with the nobles.

On the other, he is creating chaos with the Rude Mechanicals.

We're just gonna further check for our understanding here.

I would like you to complete the diagram below.

So we've got Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena.

And I want you to show who loves who after Puck applies the antidote at the end of Act 3.

So, pause the video now.

Draw that act on your notes, and show me who loves who at the end.

So many potions applied over the course of the play, so it can be difficult to keep it all straightened out.

But, we can say that Lysander loves Hermia.

Hermia loves Lysander, so we have that return to what it was like at the very start of the play.

Demetrius loves Helena, so no longer loves Hermia and Helena loves Demetrius.

So, Helena is now the recipient of the love that she so desires and she can begin to believe it as real.

We're gonna have a practise now.

We're gonna have a look at how Jacob and Sofia read Act 3, Scene 2, and discuss the interpretation of Puck.

After reading the text of Act 3, Scene 2, Jacob says, "Well, this is the same Puck we have seen throughout." He's loyal to Oberon, but full of mischief, even cruelty perhaps.

Well Sofia says, "Well, here we see a different side to Puck because he is using his abilities to do good." I want you to read through Act 3, Scene 2, lines 396 to the end of the scene.

At this moment, to Puck is under Oberon's orders and leads the Athenian nobles through the forest so he can apply the antidote.

I want you to decide between Jacob and Sofia, which pupil you agree with most.

And I want you to create a set of bullet points justifying your interpretation.

I'm gonna suggest that you also include evidence as part of this.

And if you can even go a little bit further and explain why you've included that evidence, that would be really beneficial for you.

Pause the video now and start reading through the text and adding in your evidence to support either Jacob or Sofia.

Off you go.

Some really careful reading there, everyone.

And I was so pleased to see the way that people were underlining key quotes, and even starting to jot down key ideas in the margins.

Let's take some feedback.

So, Aisha was having a look at Jacob's work and actually beginning to agree with Jacob.

And here's one of her bullet points.

She says, "Puck says, 'Up and down, up and down, I will lead them up and down.

I am feared in field in town.

Goblin, lead them up and down.

' He is acting on Oberon's orders, but the repetition could suggest that he enjoys his ability to control humans, and the words 'feared' and 'Goblin' show there is a bit of menace in his character too." I really like that idea.

The sense that he's almost turning himself into this sort of, more horrific creature of a goblin, sort of, more terrifying, could show that he is taking on a more menacing role.

And the fact that he openly says that he is feared in field and town, shows that he knows that he is not accepted by a more ordered society.

So, we can definitely see that there is maybe an element of cruelty there whilst he is still loyal to Oberon and listening to his orders.

Notice how Aisha has included a quotation and she's managed to explore that quotation.

I'm gonna ask you to check back through your work and make sure that you have included a quotation, and begun to explain your quotation for yourselves.

Pause the video now and make sure that you are adding in any other colour pen from what you initially did your work in to make sure that you have a quotation and the exploration of a quotation.

Excellent work there, everyone.

Some really diligent feedback, and that's really gonna help us for the next task that we're doing.

Because now we're looking at how happy is the resolution to the disorder.

So, throughout Acts 2 and 3, there is a disorder in the forest.

Oberon and Titania, the King's forest, sorry, the forest's King and Queen are in conflict.

The Athenia nobles are in conflict.

There's a high status character in Titania who's in love with a low status character, Bottom.

And in Act 3, in Scene 2, Oberon and Puck explain how the disorder in the forest will be resolved.

Oberon says he will ask Titania for the little boy he wants, knowing she will be too occupied with Bottom to refuse him.

"And then I will her charmed eye release from the monster's view, and all things shall be peace." Whilst Puck puts the antidote on Lysander, but not on Demetrius.

Lysander will fall back in love with Hermia.

Demetrius will stay in love with Helena.

"Jack shall have Jill, naught shall go ill, and all shall be well." Act 3, Scene 2, lines 461 to 465.

I love the fact that actually we get that nursery rhyme, seemingly, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

I want you to check though, is this a happy ending for everyone? Who potentially could feel unhappy or confused by this resolution? We know that the nobles are sorted.

We know that the Athenian hempen homespun will eventually perform their play back in Athens.

But, who potentially isn't getting a happy ending? Pause the video now, see if you can have that discussion amongst yourselves, checking back through your work.

And when you're ready, hit play.

Some fantastic work there, everyone.

I would say I would agree with those of you who said that Titania potentially could be quite unhappy or confused by the end.

She has not only lost Bottom, who she thought she was infatuated with because of the potion, she now has also lost the boy that she had been trying to protect from Oberon.

So, that's suggests that actually, she could feel quite displeased with how things have ended up for her.

The other person who may feel quite confused is Demetrius as well as Titania.

Titania, as we mentioned earlier, wants to keep the little boy she cares for, has a confusing note in the forest, and then, no longer has the boy.

And she and her king are partners again.

In the case of Demetrius, he thinks he wants to marry Hermia, who loves Lysander, has a confusing note in the forest, and then, he finds out he now loves and will marry Helena.

That's a very strange turn of events for him.

So, we're gonna have a quick check for understanding here.

True or false.

The audience could feel slightly uneasy when Puck says, "And all shall be well," at the end of Act 3.

Pause the video now, and select, true or false.

The audience could feel uneasy about Puck claiming everything shall be well.

Absolutely.

So, I would agree with those of us who said it's true, because if Titania and Demetrius are unhappy, is it all shall be well? Is it most shall be well? Let's justify our answer now.

Is it because the use of the antidote means that the ending is not happy for everyone because Lysander now loves Helena? Or is it because all though all the conflict is over, Titania and Demetrius might feel confused by what has happened to them.

They're not given memory blanks, they know what's happened or they can remember what's happened, but they don't really understand why it's happened.

Pause the video now selecting A or B, and when you're ready, hit play.

Very good, everyone.

It is that B.

Titania and Demetrius are given a very strange night in the forest and suddenly everything about their world has been turned upside down.

It's a very strange way for them to reemerge into their own realities.

We're gonna have a practise now applying this knowledge of how happy the resolution to the disorder is.

I would like you to complete each sentence stem, using the prompts to guide you.

So, I've got "The resolution to the disorder in the forest is happy because.

." And there, I want you to talk about how do Oberon and Puck ensure a conflict-free ending.

Then I've got the sentence, "The resolution to the disorder in the forest is happy but.

." And then I want you to consider who might feel confused and why.

So, we were discussing Titania and Demetrius.

And I want you to develop your response by considering how an audience might react.

It's worth saying that an audience expects a comedy to end up quite happily and for order to be restored.

So, there may be a potential that actually they are quite comfortable with Titania and Demetrius being slightly confused.

But, I know that when we've talked about it, there's maybe a little bit, been a little bit of tension around it.

So, pause the video now, and complete those two sentence starters using the prompts that have been given to you.

When you're ready, hit play.

So pleased to see the way that people are checking back through their work and making sure that they're making really accurate use of quotations.

Let's take some feedback and see how we can improve.

So, I want you to self-assess your responses using the questions to guide you.

So for the first one, "The resolution to the disorder in the forest is happy because.

." I want you to think, have you really explained how Oberon and Puck could create a conflict-free ending? Pause the video now, and in another colour pen, just underline where you've done that.

And if you haven't, make sure to add that in.

Fantastic, everyone.

Now for the second one, "The resolution to the disorder in the forest is happy but.

." I want you to focus, have you considered the characters of, as I mentioned earlier, Titania and Demetrius? Have you considered the audience reactions to the resolution? As I mentioned earlier, the audience may feel like they expect comedy to end with a more ordered ending, and the resolution of that chaos.

But, do we feel comfortable with the fact that they have had such a confusing experience and just suddenly placed back into a reality where the whole world has been switched around? Pause the video now, underline why you have done that.

And if you haven't, make sure to add that in a different colour.

I'm so impressed by the way that all of you have been grasping this idea of comedy and the expectations and conventions around it.

It's been really impressive to see how you've been able to handle it, and think about how it's been played out through particular characters.

Well done, everyone.

So, we've come towards the end of today's lessons, lesson even, and we're gonna have a look at how our summary for how order is restored in the play.

So, we've covered how in Act 3, Scene 1, we see Puck's ability to create disorder amongst the Rude Mechanicals.

Remembering that the Rude Mechanicals are how he refers to the lower class Athenian, sort of workers, hard labourers, who are also amateur dramatists, amateur actors who have come to the forest to rehearse their play.

In Act 3, Scene 2, we see Puck use the same abilities to restore order amongst the Athenian nobles.

So, we can see that he takes a very different approach to the two different sets of characters, both from Athens.

One, because he is ordered to by Oberon.

The other because he realises that he can just have a little bit of fun.

Puck applies the antidote to Lysander, but not to Demetrius, which means that Demetrius has a more confusing experience.

Because when he wakes up, he is now in love with Helena rather than Hermia.

Oberon asks for and gets the little boy he wants from Titania, which means again, that Titania has now had a very confusing experience having fallen in love with with a man who has a donkey's head.

And also now suddenly, the boy that she was trying to keep from her husband has now been lost to her husband.

And then the resolution to the play is happy.

But the audiences might question the treatment of Titania and Demetrius, who ultimately, may feel rather confused or unsatisfied with how the play ends for them.

You've all done really well to understand a really complicated play so far, and understand how the order is restored within it.

I've been really impressed by your work and I'm so pleased that you've joined me for today's lesson.

I can't wait to see you again very soon.

Have a lovely day, and I hope to see you soon.

Bye for now.