Starter quiz

  • When writing an analytical essay on 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what might your final paragraph do?
    • introduce your thesis
    • review the play
    • summarise the plot of the play
    • conclude the essay  ✓
  • 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a comedy. How might Shakespeare expect his audiences to respond to the plot and characters?
    • with supernaturalness
    • with laughter  ✓
    • with anger
    • with sadness
    • with tears
  • 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a comedy. What are some common features of Shakespearean comedies?
    • the supernatural
    • a happy ending  ✓
    • marriages in Act 5  ✓
    • misunderstandings  ✓
    • Kings and Queens
  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', why might some argue that the supernatural is presented as ambiguous?
    • The supernatural characters both create chaos but also restore order.  ✓
    • The supernatural characters have servants but also magical powers.
    • The supernatural characters do cruel things but they are also funny.  ✓
    • The supernatural characters speak to each other but not to the human characters.
    • A supernatural character gives an apologetic epilogue but he created the chaos.  ✓
  • Match these evaluative sentences about the supernatural, an important idea in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', to their endings.
    • The supernatural is scary because
      ⇔
      it has the power to alter who you love, and who you are. ✓
    • The supernatural is scary but
      ⇔
      you could also interpret it as harmless and fun. ✓
    • The supernatural is scary so
      ⇔
      Shakespeare might be asking us to consider darker ideas in his comedy. ✓
  • When writing an analytical essay about 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', you will include a ______ in your introduction which states the main idea you want to develop and maintain throughout your essay.
    • 'thesis' ✓
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