Starter quiz
- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what do we know about the character of Egeus?
- He rules Athens.
- He's unhappy with his daughter. ✓
- He threatens Lysander with severe punishments.
- He threatens Hermia with severe punishments. ✓
- He banishes his daughter from Athens.
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- Puck and Egeus are both characters in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. What are some of the differences between them?
- Puck is supernatural; Egeus is not. ✓
- Puck has a high status; Egeus does not.
- Puck disobeys orders; Egeus follows them.
- Puck likes to play harmless pranks; Egeus threatens severe punishments. ✓
- Puck is a servant; Egeus is a powerful patriarch. ✓
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', both Oberon and Puck use the magical potion. What are the differences between how they use it?
- Puck wants to create chaos; Oberon uses it for good.
- Puck only uses the antidote.
- Puck accidently causes chaos; Oberon deliberately harms Titania. ✓
- Puck uses it to transform Bottom; Oberon uses it to trick Titania.
- Puck doesn't know what the potion can do; Oberon does.
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', how do we know that Puck enjoys watching the Athenian nobles in chaos?
- He refuses to use the antidote as Oberon orders.
- He leads the Athenians through the forest to increase their unhappiness.
- He causes more chaos by putting the magical potion on Helena.
- He says he finds watching unhappiness a fun hobby. ✓
- He asks Oberon if they can watch the chaos as entertainment. ✓
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', how do we know that Puck respects the hierarchy?
- He refuses to use magical potion Titania.
- He obeys Oberon's orders swiftly and efficiently. ✓
- He obeys Oberon's orders even when he doesn't want to. ✓
- He shows respect to Egeus by using the magical potion incorrectly.
- He only has fun with Bottom after he has fulfilled Oberon's orders. ✓
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', why might we describe Puck as a contemptuous character?
- He enjoys humiliating people. ✓
- He calls the Athenians "fools". ✓
- He doesn't always listen to Oberon.
- He disobeys Oberon when he finds something more fun to do.
- He makes fun of the Rude Mechanicals. ✓
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Exit quiz
- When writing about 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', you should start each paragraph with a clear ______ which states the paragraph's main idea.
- 'topic sentence' ✓
- When writing about 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', you could start paragraphs with a topic sentence. You must support this topic sentence in the paragraph. What does it mean to support a topic sentence?
- To repeat the idea.
- To show why you could agree or disagree with the idea.
- To show how you support the text you are reading.
- To select quotations from the text you are writing about that prove your idea. ✓
- To list all the quotations you know from the text on this topic.
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- In this topic sentence about 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', which word is the conjunction? "Shakespeare presents Puck as a mischief maker but his pranks are often harmless unlike Oberon's."
- as
- but ✓
- harmless
- presents
- often
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- In this topic sentence about 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', which word is the conjunction? "Although Shakespeare presents Puck as an irreverent character, to Oberon he only ever shows respect."
- Although ✓
- Shakespeare
- presents
- as
- ever
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- Which quotation would best support this topic sentence about 'A Midsummer Night's Dream': "Shakespeare presents Puck as a character who restores order despite his love of chaos."?
- "You are that shrewd and knavish sprite Called Robin Goodfellow." Act 2, Scene 1
- "For now I must to Oberon." Act 2, Scene 2
- "I am that merry wanderer of the night." Act 2, Scene 1
- "All shall be well." Act 3, Scene 2 ✓
- "I jest to Oberon and make him smile[.]" Act 2, Scene 1
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- Which quotation would best support this topic sentence about 'A Midsummer Night's Dream': "Shakespeare presents Puck as a character who is a devoted servant to Oberon despite his love of chaos."?
- "You are that shrewd and knavish sprite Called Robin Goodfellow." Act 2, Scene 1
- "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" Act 3, Scene 2
- "I am that merry wanderer of the night." Act 2, Scene 1
- "Shall we their fond pageant see?" Act 3, Scene 2
- "I'll put a girdle round about the earth In forty minutes." Act 2, Scene 1 ✓
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Key learning points
- Topic sentences state a paragraph’s main idea.
- Evaluative topic sentences offer a judgement about a character.
- You could compare one character to another, or the complexity of a character, to create an evaluative topic sentence.
- Conjunctions can help create an evaluative topic sentence.
- You must support your evaluative topic sentence with appropriate evidence from the text.
Common misconception
Paragraphs can only focus on one character at a time.
Comparing characters can be a useful way to deepen your understanding and analysis.
Keywords
Topic sentences - the first sentence of a paragraph stating its main idea
Evaluate - to make a judgement about something
Irreverent - disrespectful
Conjunction - a word which connects two clauses in a sentence; for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so and although are all examples
Contemptuous - insulting
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