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MODULE 3 LESSON 30

OBJECTIVE

WELCOME

Mechanicals describe their play as tedious and brief and “tragical,” which means sad, and merry, or happy.

SWBAT discover if this paradox, or contradictory statement, is actually possible and why such a play might be placed at the end of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

LEARN

Explore the Play within the Play

Pyramus and Thisbe is a Greek tragedy about two ill-fated lovers. Tragedies nearly always end in death for the main characters as a result of some dramatic irony, making the deaths all the sadder for the audience.

Each group member should choose a character from Pyramus and Thisbe. Skim Act 5, Scene 1, lines 114–380, and circle stage directions that pertain to Pyramus and Thisbe.

Based on the description of the Mechanicals’ play and the other times we’ve seen this group, what do you expect from this performance of Pyramus and Thisbe?

Prepare a four-scene tableau that depicts the essential actions of the story.

*tableau is a still scene with no movement or speaking.*

How does this play within the play deepen or complicate our understanding of love in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Analyze the Development of Central Ideas

Row 1-3, look at Theseus’ speech in lines 5.1.2–23 and row 4-6 look at Robin Goodfellow’s speech in lines 5.1.440–455.

Is the love between the lovers at the end of the play real?

Note:

  • An emphatic statement is a statement that is definite and clear.
  • A summative statement sums up your point of view.
  • General phrases such as “all of the above,” “six types,” and “are important” do not summarize the argument in as clear or full a way as the previous example.
  • After reading a conclusion, a reader should be able to summarize the argument’s most important claim in a simple sentence.

Is this statement clear and direct? Could you sum up Philippa Perry’s main argument based on this statement?

Experiment with Conclusions

In your response journal, revise the paragraph from Philippa Perry’s short article to add a summative statement and emphatic language.

EXIT TICKET

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