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Year 8

'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Lessons (28)

The plot of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can explain the plot and main themes of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

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Understanding the genre of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can explain how I know that ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a comedy.

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The patriarchal world of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can explore how the patriarchy is presented in William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, focusing on the openings of Act 1 and Act 2.

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The presentation of Egeus in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can explain how Shakespeare presents the character of Egeus in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, including considering relevant context.

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‘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’.

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Model paragraphs about Act 2, Scene 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can evaluate model paragraphs about the presentation of Oberon and Titania in Act 2, Scene 1 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and use my evaluation to develop my own writing.

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The character of Puck in Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

I can explain how Puck is introduced in Act 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and common Elizabethan beliefs about this character.

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The character of Oberon in Act 2, Scene 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can explore how the character of Oberon is presented in Act 2, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

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Exploring the character of Puck in Acts 2 and 3 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

I can explain how the character of Puck is presented and how audiences might respond to him, focusing on his actions in Acts 2 and 3 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

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Including context when writing about Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can include relevant contextual ideas in my writing when exploring the character of Puck in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

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The significance of the magical forest in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can explain why some of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' takes place in a magical forest.

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The impact of the magical potion in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can evaluate how the magical potion is used by Oberon and Puck, and the impact it has on different characters in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

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How is Puck presented in Act 2, Scene 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’?

I can explain how Puck is presented in Act 2, Scene 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Puck - obedient servant or irreverent joker?

I can explore the way Puck treats the Rude Mechanicals in Act 3 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and consider how this is different or similar to his words and actions in Act 2.

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Act 3 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: disorder in the forest

I can explore Act 3 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, focusing on the disordered relationships between the Athenian nobles and Titania and Bottom.

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'A Midsummer Night's Dream': How is Puck presented in Act 3, Scene 2?

I can explain how Puck is presented as a remorseless character in Act 3, Scene 2 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

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Act 3, Scene 2 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream': order is restored in the forest

I can explain how the disorder in the forest is resolved, and consider how happy the ending of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is.

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How is Puck presented in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

I can select quotations which help me explore how Puck is presented across Acts 2 and 3 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

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'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Puck's epilogue in Act 5

I can create a convincing interpretation of Puck's epilogue from Act 5 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ through performance.

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Analysing Puck's epilogue in Act 5 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

I can explore the language of Puck’s epilogue, linking it to other moments in the play.

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