A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Complete Act-by-Act Synopsis
Read an act-by-act synopsis of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, covering the lovers, fairies, Bottom, Puck, Pyramus and Thisbe, and the comic ending.
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Les nobles anglais se querellent au sujet des guerres avec la France. Les nouvelles de la défaite des Anglais à Orléans parvient jusqu’au Duc de Gloucester.
Le squelette de Richard III retrouvé sous les fondations d’un parking à Leicester
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The Hollow Crown saison 1
Voici The Hollow Crown, une série historique produite par Sam Mendes pour BBC 2. Elle adapte les quatre pièces de…
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The Shrewsbury Chronicles : day 5
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Dialogues ZEP : « Hamlet »
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English Literature: Periods, Authors, Works and Study Guide
Explore English literature through its major periods, authors, genres and works, from Beowulf to Shakespeare, Romanticism and modern war writing.
Richard III: the ambiguity of Richard’s evil
Richard generates a special relation between word and deed. He tells the audience what he is going to do, then does it, and finally recalls what he did.
Why Is A Midsummer Night’s Dream a Comedy?
Discover why A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy through romantic confusion, festive disorder, Bottom’s farce, dramatic irony and its comic ending.
Structure in A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Plots and Patterns
Analyse the structure of A Midsummer Night’s Dream through its four dramatic worlds, Athens–forest–Athens movement, parallel plots and play within a play.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Introduction and Context
Explore A Midsummer Night’s Dream through its date, sources, characters, opening scene, major themes, theatrical form and place in Shakespeare’s work.
Background of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Myth, Folklore and Festivity
Explore the Greek myths, Ovidian sources, English fairies, seasonal customs and Elizabethan theatre behind A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The Dramatic Quality in Macbeth: Violence, Prophecy and Stage Tension
Analyse the dramatic quality of Macbeth through prophecy, violence, dramatic irony, stage action, rhythm, disorder and Shakespearean tragedy.
Introduction to Macbeth: Plot, Characters, Themes and Tragedy
A clear introduction to Macbeth: plot summary, characters, ambition, evil, witchcraft, guilt, kingship and Shakespearean tragedy.
Jake La Motta : Raging Bull’s opening speech
Jake La Motta, alone in his dressing room where he rehearses for his nightclub appearance, recites bits of Shakespearean tragedy.