HI THERE, THERE ARE 4 QUESTIONS I HAVE UPLOAD REQUIRED READINGS THAT ARE NEED IT IN A SHORT RELPY PLEASE ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS WITH THE READINGS
John Mullane from the University College of London writes in an article that “Shakespeare’s comedies rely on benign misunderstanding and deception. They therefore put a premium on dramatic irony, where we know better than the perplexed lovers.” Provide some examples from A Midsummer Night’s Dream that support Mullane’s observation and discuss them.
Shakespeare did not adhere to classical dramatic principles, and he often mixed elements of comedy with a tragedy and vice versa. In fact, Romeo and Juliet opens very much as a comedy before taking a dark turn with Tybalt’s slaying of Mercutio; Much Ado About Nothing has the audience quickly mourning a character’s faked death before turning to a light-hearted battle of wits between lovers and all ending happily. Provide a couple of examples from Midsummer Night’s Dream where things could have gone horribly wrong that didn’t and explain what forces ensure comedy reigned
The Elizabethan stage was rather primitive with regard to set design in comparison to our more elaborate stages today. Much of the setting had to be presented verbally by the characters to provide the audience with a sense of a place and time. Provide a couple of examples from this play that illustrate setting.
Traditionally, tragedy featured heroic and “upper class” figures, while comedy was concerned with lower classes. As was his wont, Shakespeare tossed tradition and featured both levels of characters in the same play. In this comedy, we have the fairies, the King of Athens, Queen of the Amazons, a pair of lovers crossed by parents, and workers eager to honor the King and Queen’s wedding with a play — basically a microcosm of the real and fantasy worlds! Do you find this melding of diverse characters and plots effective for increasing the comedic elements or for highlighting the Shakespearean principle that order prevails over chaos? If so, why? If not, why?
Also, do you find any comedic elements from this play that parallel contemporary comedy (tv, plays, films, etc.)
ALSO THIS LINK http://shakespeare.mit.edu/midsummer/full.html