Midsummer Night's Dream?

Question

Ok l need a little help with some course work, Im being the directer of midsummer night's dream Im directing act 3 scene 2, Can u help me please?
Im not cheating or anything like that l just need another essay 2 get an example from, *lm not a cheat* ^_^
Can u paste it on 2 here the whole Story, Act 3 Scene 2.
It Starts off like:

A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy that tells the story of four young lovers....

Can u please Help me?
Thx
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Answer 1

Here's Act 3 Scene 2 - you can get the whole summary of the play at the link below:
(You can also get "About "A Midsummer Night's Dream. Here's a sample:
About Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is first mentioned by Francis Meres in 1598, leading many scholars to date the play between 1594 and 1596. It is likely to have been written around the same period Romeo and Juliet was created. Indeed, many similarities exist between the two plays, so much that A Midsummer Night's Dream at times seems likely to degenerate into the same tragic ending that befalls Romeo and Juliet.

The play was first printed in quarto in 1600, following its entry into the Stationer's Register on October 8, 1600. This quarto is almost surely taken directly from a manuscript written by Shakespeare. A second quarto was printed in 1619 (and falsely backdated to 1600) and attempted to correct some of the errors in the first printing, but also introduced several new errors. It is the second quarto which served as the basis for the First Folio in 1623.

There is a myth that A Midsummer Night's Dream was first performed for a private audience after an actual wedding had taken place. The play's three wedding and play-within-a-play Pyramus and Thisbe certainly would seem to fit the scene, with all the newlyweds retiring to their respective chambers at the end. However, no evidence of this imagined performance exists. Rather, A Midsummer Night's Dream was definitely performed on the London stage by the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and the title page of the first Quarto indicates it was written by William Shakespeare.

The title draws on the summer solstice, Midsummer Eve, occurring June 23 and marked by holiday partying and tales of fairies and temporary insanity. Shakespeare cleverly weaves together not only fairies and lovers, but also social hierarchies with the aristocratic Theseus and the "rude mechanicals," or the artisans and working men. This allows the play to become infinitely more lyrical, since it is able to draw on the more brutal language of the lower classes as well as the poetry of the noblemen.)


"Act Three, Scene Two
Robin Goodfellow, the puck, returns to Oberon and tells him what has happened to Titania. Oberon is overjoyed that Titania is being humiliated in this way. He then asks about the Athenian he wanted to fall in love with Helena. At this point Demetrius and Hermia enter the stage.

Hermia is convinced that Demetrius has killed Lysander in his sleep, and in her fury she curses Demetrius for his actions. She finally storms away, leaving Demetrius to fall asleep in front of Oberon. Oberon, furious that Robin has ruined his plan to make Demetrius love Helena, sends Robin off to get her. The puck soon returns with both Helene and Lysander.

Helena believes that Lysander is only mocking her with his words of love, and tells him that his phrases have no substance. Inadvertently she wakes up Demetrius, on whose eyes Oberon has applied his pansy juice. Demetrius sees her and also falls in love with Helena, saying, "O Helen, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine!" (3.2.138).

In the midst of this quarrel over which man loves Helena more, Hermia arrives. She is shocked by Lysander's words and does not believe that he could possibly love Helena. Helena assumes that Hermia is part of the mockery, and chastises her for violating the close friendship which they have enjoyed since childhood.

Demetrius and Lysander begin to quarrel over Helena even more intensely, at which point Hermia breaks in and tries to stop Lysander. He spurns her, calling her a serpent and a dwarf, and finally leaves with Demetrius to fight over which man should get Helena.

Oberon and Robin step forward, having watched the entire spectacle. Oberon is furious about the mess that Robin has created and orders him to separate Demetrius and Lysander. He then tells the puck to make the men fall asleep, and to rub the juice on Lysander's eyes and make him see Hermia when he awakes. Robin mimics the mens' voices, causing them to follow shadows and sounds and effectively separating them."
That's from the first link. More info is available at the other links.

Answer 2

Sure sounds like ... well, not cheating exactly. Sounds like you haven't read the scene you're supposed to direct.

Step 1 -- Read it -- thoroughly!
Step 2 -- Paraphrase each line into modern English
Step 3 -- Research. Get videos of good productions. Interview area directors and actors who've done MND before
Step 4 -- Find something interesting about the scene that appeals to you; a theme, a message, something.
Step 5 -- As you direct, let the actors in on what you hope to accent so that they can help you achieve your vision

When I directed Godspell, I told my actors that it was easy to say that this play was all about "love"; I wanted to highlight "tolerance." (There had been a lot going on at the time about hate crimes towards gays, same-sex marriage, etc.)

But start with Step 1! And don't use someone else's version of what happens

Answer 3

good day there fellow citizen in cyber land, i'm only dandy. So Shakespeare, eh? i like that guy, i appreciate him for his intellegence, yet yeah, he may be particularly perplexing at cases, properly in any respect cases. yet, dont get your knickers in a twist, cos you're in luck. Midsummer Nights Dream is in all likelihood the least complicated and maximum effortless of his paintings. it is likewise particularly comical and you may yet relish it. the secret to Shakespeare is appreciating it, whether you don't like it. attempt to discover the ask your self in it. in case you controlled to make it with the aid of Macbeth, you have not any concerns for MSND!

Answer 4

try to change with some of Jacqueline Diboix works, maybe Boudoir instead Midsummer Night's Dream