An introduction to the Athenian court in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, looking at Egeus’ speech in Act 1 Scene 1. The lesson focuses on how the noble characters are presented and the key ideas that are emphasised through this speech. It then goes on to draw parallels between what we learn about the Athenian court and Shakespeare’s England to connect students’ understanding of context to the choices made in the play.
The first activity assumes a general knowledge of the first act of the play and checks recall of the ‘off-stage’ action. An alternative activity is suggested in the notes section for those who prefer to teach the play unseen.
Instructions for each activity are included in the notes section.
This activity would work well as a follow up to the following resources also available on my author page:
Cambridge IGCSE 0500 Paper 1 Question 2: The story of Hippolyta and Theseus.
Cambridge IGCSE 0500 Paper 1 Question 1 Summary: Shakespeare and Gender - context https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12840407
Cambridge IGCSE 0500 Paper 1 Question 1 Summary: Shakespeare and his influence https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12840068
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