Year 7 · English · Introduction to Shakespeare · Lesson 2

A Midsummer Night's Dream: plot and characters

The plot and characters of A Midsummer Night's Dream: the lovers, fairies, Mechanicals and court, the love tangle, Puck's potion mistake, Titania and Bottom, and the happy ending.

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Identify the main groups of characters
Explain who loves whom
Summarise the plot
Explain why the play is a comedy

The method

Groups.
Relationship map.
Problem + chaos.
Resolution.

Key words: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck, Oberon, Titania, Bottom, Hermia, Helena, comedy.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Where is the play set?

Step 1: Greek city + forest

Answer: Athens and a nearby forest

Question 2

Whose wedding frames the play?

Step 1: Duke

Answer: Theseus and Hippolyta

Question 3

Who does Egeus want Hermia to marry?

Step 1: D...

Answer: Demetrius