Introduction to the Comedies by Northrop Frye Anatomy of Criticism
Characteristics of the Comedies Shakespearean Comedy
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Discussion Questions
Interesting Articles:
- The Missing Child in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Thomas R. Frosch
- Clement, Jennifer. "'The Imperial Vot'ress': Divinity, Femininity, and Elizabeth I in A Midsummer Night's
Dream." Explorations in Renaissance Culture, vol. 34, no. 2, 2008, p. 163+. Gale Literature
Resource Center https://ezproxy.fhda.edu:2746/apps/doc/A208534872/LitRC?u=ccl_deanza&sid=LitRC&xid=fae5d7c0.
Accessed 20 Jan. 2020.
- Rieger, Gabriel. "'I woo'd thee with my sword, / and won thy love doing thee injuries': the erotic economies of A Midsummer Night's Dream." The Upstart Crow, vol. 28, 2009,
p. 70+. Gale Literature Resource Center, https://ezproxy.fhda.edu:2746/apps/doc/A219520120/LitRC?u=ccl_deanza&sid=LitRC&xid=307462fb.
Accessed 20 Jan. 2020.
Film Adaptations:
- 1935 Midsummer (Directed by William Dieterie and Max Reinhardt). Lots of use of Felix Mendelson's
music. Puck played by a very young Mickey Rooney and Bottom played by James Cagney.
- 1968 Midsummer (Directed by Sir Peter Hall and using The Royal Shakespeare Academy’s cast of actors
— including Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Ian Holm). This version is hippy trippy.
Naked and green fairly world.
- 2015 Midsummer (Directed by Julie Taymor) Live theater inviting the audience into Puck's dream
- 1999 Midsummer (All star cast – Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart,
Stanley Tucci)
- 2016 Midsummer (Directed by David Kerr) Modern version where Theseus is a Hitler-esque dictator and
Titania prisoner of war
- 2018 Midsummer (Directed by Casey Wilder Mott). This version is set in modern-day Hollywood. Critics
didn't love it, but it's an interesting interpretation.
- Gender Roles in Midsummer: Not bad Prezi on the traditional and subverted roles in Midsumer
- Midsummer Thug Notes - Infinite thanks to Tuan who introduced me to Thug Notes. Pure Genius.
- Mythology in Midsummer Night's Dream
