My vision for our production of a Midsummer Night’s Dream involves us coming together in a unique way to convey my central notion of how society can dictate one’s perspective on life. Shakespeare, the most influential playwright of his time, expressed so many ideas and themes in his plays, and we must do him justice by conveying them to the best of our ability. The specific theme we will be aiming to convey is the class relations between the Athenians and the Mechanicals, which relates to our central notion.
Our aim is to highlight the fluctuating class relations between the Athenians and the Mechanicals, who are performing Pyramus and Thisbe in the final scene. Theseus is fairly optimistic about the play and the Mechanicals, and tells us that nothing is bad when it’s created by people who try hard, referring to the Mechanicals. This contrasts with the other Athenian’s view of the Mechanicals, such as Hippolyta, who …show more content…
Obviously this kind of physical segregation doesn’t apply physically to our modern-day audience, but our perspective in life is dictated by our status in society. The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream have a certain quality to them, and in our production we must display their status in society through costuming. The performance of Pyramus and Thisbe by the Mechanicals is a crude production, and therefore the Mechanicals clothing will be ragged, with torn shirts and flimsy shoes. On the other hand, our Athenians will be dressed in royal clothing, and white flowing robes. The Athenians and Mechanicals will have varied language, with the Mechanicals being in prose and the Athenians being in verse. This illustrates that each character’s personality, actions, and language reflects their social standing. This allows our audience to have a varied perspective on the play, depending on who’s side they’re
Our aim is to highlight the fluctuating class relations between the Athenians and the Mechanicals, who are performing Pyramus and Thisbe in the final scene. Theseus is fairly optimistic about the play and the Mechanicals, and tells us that nothing is bad when it’s created by people who try hard, referring to the Mechanicals. This contrasts with the other Athenian’s view of the Mechanicals, such as Hippolyta, who …show more content…
Obviously this kind of physical segregation doesn’t apply physically to our modern-day audience, but our perspective in life is dictated by our status in society. The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream have a certain quality to them, and in our production we must display their status in society through costuming. The performance of Pyramus and Thisbe by the Mechanicals is a crude production, and therefore the Mechanicals clothing will be ragged, with torn shirts and flimsy shoes. On the other hand, our Athenians will be dressed in royal clothing, and white flowing robes. The Athenians and Mechanicals will have varied language, with the Mechanicals being in prose and the Athenians being in verse. This illustrates that each character’s personality, actions, and language reflects their social standing. This allows our audience to have a varied perspective on the play, depending on who’s side they’re