Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 5.1.234 Game of Wits
Theseus and Demetrius engage in a complex and somewhat confusing game of wits involving animal metaphors. The dialogue revolves around Snug's assurance that he won't scare the audience with his lion roar, leading to exchanges comparing...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.2.048 Cultural Context: Betrothal
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lysander suggests to Hermia that they should sleep together, justifying it by their united hearts and their betrothal ("a truth"). A betrothal was as legally binding as an engagement but could not be easily...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.1.033 Word Nerd: Gaud
This video explores the etymology and historical context of the use of the word "gaud," relating it to a Latin word "gaudere," meaning to rejoice, and its association with a special kind of bead on a Catholic Rosary. It also touches on...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 2 Summary, Analysis and the Theme of Nature
This video is a summary and analysis of Act 2 of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. This video primarily addresses the theme of Nature in the play. This is the third video in a series about A Midsummer Night's Dream...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 4 Summary, Analysis and the Theme of Patriarchy
This video is a summary and analysis of Act 4 of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. This video primarily addresses the theme of Power and Patriarchy in the play. This is the fifth video in a series about A Midsummer...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Theme of the Supernatural
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the supernatural in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. See what makes this play so magical as you experience the other-worldly realms of ancient gods and fairies. Along the way, learn...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 1 Summary
Theseus is excitedly preparing to marry Hippolyta. Meanwhile, Hermia and Lysander are upset because Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius instead. To complicate everything, Helena, another young Athenian, has a huge crush on...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 2 Summary
Deep in the magical woods near Athens, Oberon, king of the fairies, is in sharp disagreement with his wife, Queen Titania. He decides to teach her a lesson. Just then, some unsuspecting Athenians wander onto the scene...
Watch our...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Theme of Love
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the complexities of love in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. See that these humorous characters and situations can cause us to deepen our understanding of love and how we behave when...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 3 Summary
The trickster sprite Puck decides to play a hilarious prank on Queen Titania. Oberon has also decided that Puck should intervene in all the messy love-triangles of the young Athenians. Uh-oh! Love-potion can be dangerous... Watch our...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Plot Summary
Love is in the air! Athens is abuzz with preparations for Theseus’ marriage to Hippolyta. Meanwhile, the younger Athenians are negotiating a tricky love triangle: Lysander and Hermia are in love, but Hermia’s father wants her to marry...