‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Act 2, Scene 1: Titania and Oberon’s conflict
I can explore the presentation of Titania and Oberon in Act 2, Scene 1 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Act 2, Scene 1: Titania and Oberon’s conflict
I can explore the presentation of Titania and Oberon in Act 2, Scene 1 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Act 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ begins, like Act 1, with a conflict.
- Shakespeare uses dramatic methods to draw attention to the differences between the two conflicts.
- Dramatic methods are the tools a playwright uses to create their work e.g. characterisation, setting, stage directions.
- You should explore dramatic methods when annotating, discussing or writing about a text.
Common misconception
You can't compare one scene to another. You must focus on one at a time.
A play is not a sequence of unconnected scenes and characters. They all work together to present and explore particular ideas. You should compare characters and scenes in order to understand a play, its characters and ideas more deeply.
Keywords
Stage directions - text in a play script which gives information about how a scene should be staged, or how an actor should say a particular line
Train - in the context of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, it means followers, entourage, servants
Dramatic methods - the tools a playwright uses to create their work; for example, characterisation, setting, language choices, stage directions
Annotate - to add short notes to a piece of text with your own ideas and comments; a key skill in English
Equality - the state of being of the same status as someone else, with the same rights
Equipment
You need access to a copy of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. However, the extracts needed for this lesson can be found in the lesson slides.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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