8 M2B - A MidSummer Night's Dream and the Comedy of Control

Supporting Materials

DVD

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Three plots intertwine: the entangled love affairs of Demetrius, Helena, Lysander and Hermia; the comic performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens; and the antics in fairyland of King Oberon and Queen Titania.

Web Resource

In Search of Shakespeare

PBS resource for teaching Shakespeare in the Classroom.

DVD

Shakespeare The Animated Tales: Volume I

The Tempest
A marvelous and terrifying island occupied by spirits and monsters is the ideal setting for demonstrating how puppets can be extraordinarily convincing "actors". Caliban becomes an almost "human" monster and Prospero's magic brings the spirit Ariel to...

Web Resource

The Folger Shakespeare Library

Web site for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

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