Peter Quince

In Act III Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare has Peter Quince, Nick Bottom, Francis Flute, Tom Snout, Robin Starveling, and Snug act out of the famous tale of Pyramus and Thisbe. However, he decides to portray the story as a tragic comedy rather than a tragedy. When the actors assign the roles, the story is introduced as a piece of comedy rather than the sad tale of two ill-fated lovers. Then, when the playlet is performed, the audience’s comments mock it. Finally, Bottom’s…

Although Hippolyta is quite unwilling to watch their play at first, Theseus begs that she gives the Mechanicals an opportunity to show their talent so that they can support them. From the start, Pyramus and Thisbe has a “unique feel” after hearing Peter Quince state that they are performing “the most lamentable comedy”. Shakespeare’s use of this oxymoron adds an element of complexity…

the player’s representation of Pyramus and Thisbe –“ ‘A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus/ And his love Thisbe: very tragical mirth’ ”(Shakespeare 5.1.56-57). In doing so, one might assess the idea of romantic constructs by locating failures in Peter Quince’s play, and how it aligns with…

Once upon a time in a land far away, A duke named Theseus, the most prestigious of Athens, was due to marry the love of his live, Hippolyta. To celebrate he planned to throw a large festival. Whilst working on the plans, a fellow nobleman, Egeus, entered with his daughter Hermia and two other men. Egeus explained that out of the two men, one, Demetrius, was due to marry Hermia. This would all have gone to plan if it wasn’t for Lysander, the man Hermia had fallen in love with. To resolve the…

emotional and physical response from its audience. Through the experiences of the main characters, Bridie and Sheila, Misto creates vivid and distinctive images of the suffering they endured and the strength they had to survive. Similarly ‘Gallipoli’ by Peter Weir captures this through the distinctively visual horrific journey of the main characters Archie and Fran. Both composers explore concepts of suffering, survival and strength in their texts, confronting their…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play written by the English playwright William Shakespeare on 1590-1596. Shakespeare's plays are known to revolve on 3 genres- comedy, tragedy, and history. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a tale that combines the genres of comedy, fantasy, and romance, which are the play’s ingredient to make it significant even until today. The writing style of the play is also deemed very impressive during the time of his people and also to us today. Aside from its genres and…

In Shakespeare’s a Midsummer Night’s Dream the characters are very similar to how people are in real life; the audience has to observe and infer on who they are, it is not simply stated. This play will take the reader through many loops and jumps around love stories through a series of comedic events. “”The title suggests an atmosphere of fantasy, whimsy, and imagination, which is a pretty accurate description of the magical wood where characters experience events that seem more like a dream…

The vast majority of people today would not only consider the societal standards of the 16th century old-fashioned but also foolish and even cruel. Shakespeare is in agreement agreed with these modern-day views when he wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream. In Act 3, Scene 2, he speaks through Puck when the fairy says, “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” (3.2.115). Shakespeare considered aspects of his society as foolish and wished to inspire change by presenting these situations to his audience.…

Dreams and Deception When I was around 7 years old, I had a nightmare I will remember for the rest of my life. It was a dark, stormy night, and it was quiet. I remember laying in my bed unable to go to sleep because I was so scared. I was scared something bad was about to happen. When I was finally able to go to sleep, my nightmare began. I found myself outside running from my house, drenched from the rain, not knowing what I was running from. A second later though, I did because I…

The play A Midsummer Night’s Dream written by William Shakespeare was a wild ride from start from to finish. Everything that happened in this play was very entertaining; from the conflicted love triangle, the performance of a play within a play, to the unique characters within the story. The most intriguing relationship was between the characters, Puck and Bottom, as there were similarities and contrast between the two of them. For one, They are both comical characters, as well as the comic…