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A Midsummer Night's Dream 5.1 Interview: Puck
This video features an engaging interview with Puck, a beloved character from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," set in Theseus's palace following the conclusion of the play. As Puck prepares the palace for the arrival of Titania...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1 Performance: Oberon, Titania, Bottom Lines 70-83
This video features a scene from Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," where Oberon releases Titania from her enchantment, and she realizes her bizarre affection for Bottom. The moment highlights the resolution of...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1 Interview: Oberon and Titania
This video captures a compelling interaction between Oberon and Titania from Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The discussion revolves around Oberon's machinations and Titania's humorous infatuation with...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2 Interview: Oberon and Puck pt 3
In this third part of the interview series with Oberon and Puck from Act 3, Scene 2 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the plot thickens with Puck's humorous admission of his mistake in the application of the love potion. Oberon instructs...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2 Interview: Oberon and Puck pt 1
This video captures a humorous interview with Oberon and Puck from Act 3, Scene 2 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The pair discuss the unintended consequences of Puck's mischievous use of a love potion that causes Titania to fall in love...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.1 Interview: Puck
This video segment focuses on an encounter with the character Robin Goodfellow, also known as Puck, from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Set in the enchanted woods, the video explores Puck's mischievous plans involving...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.2 Interview: Fairy, Mote, Mustardseed, Cobweb, Peaseblossom
This video features an interview with several of Titania's fairies from Act 2, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The discussion focuses on the fairies' roles in protecting Titania as she sleeps, highlighting their...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.2 Interview: Titania
This video segment explores a whimsical moment in Act 2, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," focusing on Titania's bower, where she discusses her nightly rituals and the roles of her fairies. The discussion provides...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 Performance: Oberon and Titania Lines 60-80
This video features a performance from Act 2, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," focusing on the confrontation between Oberon and Titania under the moonlight. The scene captures the tension and jealousy between the...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 Interview: Oberon and Titania
This video offers an engaging discussion between Oberon and Titania, the king and queen of the fairies, from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The conversation reveals the deep-seated tensions and romantic entanglements that...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 Interview: Oberon and Puck pt 2
This video delves into a significant scene from Act 2, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," focusing on Oberon's strategic use of the magical flower love-in-idleness. It examines his intentions to manipulate Titania's...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 Interview: Oberon and Puck pt 1
This video explores a key segment from Act 2, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," specifically focusing on the interaction between Oberon and Puck. It delves into the plot involving the magical flower love-in-idleness...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1.92 Animated Note: Proud River
In A Midsumer Night's Dream, Titania describes her quarrel with Oberon as disrupting the natural world, causing mists to pull water from the sea and flood rivers, which she personifies as becoming "proud and arrogant." This video...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1.137 | Historical Allusion: India
Less than a decade before Shakespeare wrote "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the English Navy had defeated the Spanish Armada, paving the way for English dominance in global trade, notably through the establishment of the East India Trading...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fairies
Modern fairy tales draw from a rich tradition of fairy folklore known even in Shakespeare's time. Fairies were believed to possess supernatural abilities, like flying swiftly around the world and shape-shifting, often engaging in...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1.100 Imagery: Flooding
In Shakespeare's time, excessive rain posed as much risk to agriculture and livestock as drought did, leading to crop rot, washaways, and livestock drowning. This not only affected farmers negatively but also disrupted recreational...
Ancient Lights Media
The Outer Planets of the Solar System - Volume Two: Uranus, Neptune and Beyond - Solar System Series
This video examines details relating to the planets Uranus, Neptune and their moons. This video also looks at the dwarf planet Pluto and its moons, as well as comet formation in Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.
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...
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Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Theme of Order vs Chaos
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores order and chaos in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. See what happens when the natural order is challenged, and chaos takes over.
Along the way, learn how to analyse important quotes...
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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...
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Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Theme of Gender
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores gender roles in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Decide for yourself: has Shakespeare challenged traditional gender roles, or does he ultimately reaffirm societal beliefs about...
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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...
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Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 4 Summary
Finally, as Titania and the young Athenians are sleeping in the forest, Oberon and Puck start to fix all the chaos that has been unleashed. Has all the confusion just been a dream, after all?
Watch our summary of A Midsummer Night’s...
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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...