2. TITLE IT WITH YOUR NAME, BRIT LIT FINAL EXAM.
3. COMPLETE ESSAY.
4. YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES AND THE TEXT, BUT NOT ANY INTERNET SOURCES.
5. MAKE SURE TO CITE YOUR QUOTES CORRECTLY.
6. SHARE YOUR ESSAY WITH HAPGOOD VIA GOOGLE DRIVE.
LINKS TO TEXTS:
MSND Full text
http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/PDF/MND.pdf
Macbeth Full Text
http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/#http%3A//www.folgerdigitaltexts.org?chapter=5&play=Mac&loc=p7&_suid=14503678071260569058612406375
Themes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth
There are numerous themes and recurring elements that are significant in these plays. Below you are to analyze each theme—explain how it is found in the two plays and why Shakespeare used it.
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Love and Marriage
1. Explain how Love and Marriage is seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
2. Explain how Love and Marriage is seen in Macbeth.
3. Analyze each relationship—what challenges does each couple face? How do they deal with conflict? Discuss their love and affection toward each other. Will each marriage be successful long-term?
· Theses/Hippolyta:
· Oberon/Titania:
· Hermia/Lysander:
· Helena/Demetrius:
· Macbeth/Lady Macbeth
4. Find 2 quotations that express the above theme—1 from each play. Interpret each quote.
Macbeth Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
1. What does it mean?
2. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
MSND Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
1. What does it mean?
2. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
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Order and Disorder
1. How is Order found in the Macbeth?
2. How is Order found in the MSND?
3. How is Disorder found in the Macbeth?
4. How is Disorder found in the MSND?
5. Which character best represents Order in Macbeth?
6. Which character best represents Order in MSND?
7. Which character best represents Disorder in Macbeth?
8. Which character best represents Disorder in MSND?
9. Why would Shakespeare want to show both Order and Disorder in the plays? What purpose do these themes represent?
10. Find 2 quotations that express the above theme—1 from each play. Interpret each quote.
Macbeth Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
3. What does it mean?
4. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
MSND Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
3. What does it mean?
4. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
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Appearance and Reality
1. How does Shakespeare use this theme in Macbeth?
2. How does Shakespeare use this theme in MSND?
3. Which characters are not what they seem to be in Macbeth?
4. Which characters are not what they seem to be in MSND?
5. Which characters change their appearances/personalities in Macbeth? Why?
6. Which characters change their appearances/personalities in MSND? Why?
7. How do others treat them after they have “shifted” in Macbeth?
8. How do others treat them after they have “shifted” in MSND?
9. What do these Macbeth characters learn from their experience?
10. What do these MSND characters learn from their experience?
11. Find 2 quotations that express the above theme—1 from each play. Interpret each quote.
Macbeth Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
5. What does it mean?
6. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
MSND Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
5. What does it mean?
6. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
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The Moon
1. The moon in the play is not just a passive orb in the sky. It is a powerful force. How does Shakespeare use the moon and nightfall with in MSND?
2. What does the moon represent or symbolize in MSND?
3. What moods does the moon present in the MSND?
4. What MSND characters are affected by the moon and why?
5. Find 1 quotations FROM Midsummer Night’s Dream that express the above theme. Interpret it.
MSND Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
1. What does it mean?
2. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
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Birds
1. Birds are used in Macbeth not just as passive creatures. Birds represent a powerful force. How does Shakespeare use birds in Macbeth?
2. What do birds represent or symbolize in Macbeth?
3. What moods do birds present in the Macbeth?
4. Find 1 quotations FROM Macbeth that express the above theme. Interpret it.
Macbeth Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
5. What does it mean?
6. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
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Sleep and dreams
1. How are dreams used in the Macbeth?
2. How are dreams used in the MSND?
3. How do dreams and sleep cause confusion and turmoil in the Macbeth?
4. How do dreams and sleep cause confusion and turmoil in the MSND?
5. How are dreams and sleep used as an element of foreshadowing in Macbeth?
6. How are dreams and sleep used as an element of foreshadowing in MSND?
7. How does Shakespeare use dreams and sleep to blur the boundaries between reality and fantasy/supernatural in Macbeth?
8. How does Shakespeare use dreams and sleep to blur the boundaries between reality and fantasy/supernatural in MSND?
9. Find 2 quotations that express the above theme—1 from each play. Interpret each quote.
Macbeth Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
7. What does it mean?
8. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
MSND Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
7. What does it mean?
8. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
____________________________________________________________The Supernatural
1. How is the supernatural used in the Macbeth?
2. How is supernatural used in the MSND?
3. How is supernatural used for harm in Macbeth?
4. How is supernatural used for harm in MSND?
5. How is it used for benefit in Macbeth?
6. How is it used for benefit in MSND?
7. How does supernatural affect love in Macbeth?
8. How does supernatural affect love in MSND?
9. Why would Shakespeare have situations resolved using supernatural?
Macbeth Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
9. What does it mean?
10. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
MSND Exact Quote:
Act _____ Scene _____ Line________:
9. What does it mean?
10. Explain how it is an example of the above theme.
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