“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Plot Overview

Watch the Sparknotes Summary Video and the BBC Cartoon of “AMND”. Write an overview of the three different plot lines in the play after watching the videos by filling out the chart below. Feel free to go back and re-watch certain parts as well as reviewing the elements of plot in your Big Five Packet. The main purpose of this assignment is for you to get a clear overview of what has happened in the entire play.

The Royals - Theseus, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, Helena, etc.

Exposition

Main conflict

Rising actions

Climax

Falling action/ Resolution

The Workers - Nick Bottom, Peter Quince, etc.

Exposition

Main conflict

Rising actions

Climax

Falling action/ Resolution

The Fairies - Oberon, Titania, Puck, etc.

Exposition

Main conflict

Rising actions

Climax

Falling action/ Resolution

beginner

government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

i love cake

and don't hate

i know i'm fat

but what's wrong with that

i cant rap

but im sure ya know that

its just for fun

so quit hatin' son

~courtney

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