1. Bring out the dramatic importance of the opening
scene of “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
2. Discuss
the theme or themes of the play, “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
3. Do you
think that Shakespeare has been able to create a unified design by his
interweaving of the main plot and the sub-plots in “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream?”
If so, how has he done it?
4. In what
light do you see Oberon, Titania, Puck, and the other fairies as portrayed by
Shakespeare in “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
5. Would
you regard “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as a masque? Give reasons for your
answer.
6. What
evidence of Shakespeare’s comic genius do you find in “ A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”?
7.
Substantiate the view that the theme of appearance versus reality figures
prominently in “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
8. Explain
the symbolic significance which is to be found in “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
9. What
contradictions and ambiguities, if any , do you find in “ A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”?
10. Discuss
the nature of the imagery employed by Shakespeare in “ A Midsummer Night’s
Dream", and the purpose served by this imagery.
11. How is
theme of strife and dissension developed in “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
12. Compare
and contrast the characters of the females who figure in “ A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”.
13. What
different varieties of love do you find in “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
14. What is
dramatic irony/ comic irony? Give examples of it from “ A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”.
15. Would
you say that the play within play is integral to “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
Give reasons for your answer.
16. Bring
out clearly the importance of the roles of the following characters in “ A
Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Theseus, Oberon, and Bottom.