Oct 19

Cohort B: If you are virtual, log in at 10:30 for 2A and 2:30 for 4A


Cohort A (in person)

  1. 20 minute play!

  2. Vocabulary (Quiz Nov 2)

  3. Discuss the play we've read so far.

  • Pick an interpretation to focus on as we read. Then, discuss how you see it in the text.

    • gender roles and restrictions

    • family relationships (especially marriages and parent to child)

    • political manipulation, use of power

    • racial references

    • artists and art in the text (this will require you to look up Mendelssohn's music)

    • thematic focus (Is happiness possible? Can love last without some kind of outside help?)

  • Is Hermia in love with Lysander simply because it isn't allowed?

  1. Finish Act 1

  • How did you see the interpretation for which you decided to read reflected in the text?

  • Which social class is the focus of the play? Why? Is there a big distinction between classes?

  • What is the purpose for the play within the play? Is Shakespeare trying to draw attention to what his actors really do or what is required of the audience in their imagination? Or is he juxtaposing his professional actors with mechanics? Why mechanics?

  1. How to quote Shakespeare. Students practice by taking a quote from their reading today and trying to write it appropriately on their desks with the correct citation. How to quote Shakespeare


Homework: None!