Motifs in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Find quotations from the play that connect to the following themes:
Motif: Complexity of Love
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Motif: The Dangers of Toying with Fate
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Motif: Parental Influence on Children
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Literary Devices in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Find quotations from the play that contain the following literary devices:
Simile
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Metaphor
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Personification
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Allusion
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Imagery
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Humour
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Character Analysis in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Comic relief was used for three main reasons by Shakespeare. First, the comedy was
often a break from the tension of the drama, especially in tragedies. Second, the actors
that he used often had specialties and he wished to use all of the actors at his disposal.
Third, having some comedy, even in the most serious of dramas, appealed to a wider
audience.
What character in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is used most for comic relief? Provide an
example to support your answer.
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There is no true protagonist in the play, but one could argue that one character is the most
important, as he or she causes the most twists in the plot. Who is the main character and
give an example that supports this statement.
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How does the problem with parents exist in both Pyramus and Thisbe and with a
character in the play?
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