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A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS

DREAM

Exploring the world of the Fairies


and magic
Shakespeares play A
Midsummer Nights Dream has
fairies in it.
But theyre not quite like this.
Theyre more like
this
They are darker and more
mysterious. They arent
always good fairies either.
Some of them think of
humans as stupid creatures
and like to play tricks on
them.
Several tricks are played on
humans by fairies in A
Midsummer Nights
Dream.
What kind of magic do you
think fairies would use?
Now, in pairs, create a
freeze frame scene where a
fairy performs magic.
Think about the kind of
magic a fairy might use.
Now, in a larger group of 3-5, you are going to create a role-play in
which some of the fairies from A Midsummer Nights Dream
discuss how stupid humans can be and how easy it is to trick them.
Here are some of the fairies we meet in the play
OBERON: he is the King of the fairies. Hes strong, clever and
powerful and he also has a short temper.
TITANIA: is Oberons queen though at the start of the play they
are in the middle of a huge row she is beautiful and clever and
she can be kind. When it suits her!
PUCK: this mischievous character is Oberons servant. He is
responsible for a lot of the tricks played during the play.

ITS TIME TO CREATE YOUR ROLE-PLAY!


YOUR HOMEWORK:
To find an image of a modern Oberon or
Titania, cut it out or print it off and stick it
into your Performing Arts diary.

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