Fairy world in Shakespeare‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Address the following topic in 600-800 words. Explore what, in your opinion, the so-called Fairy world (Puck, Oberon, Titania, etc.) contribute to the plot, style, and meaning of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

1. Ask yourself some questions as you prepare to write:
   1. Is the fairy kingdom necessary to the plot? If so, in what ways?
   2. Since most of us presumably do not believe in fairies (or do we?), does the presence of these characters make nonsense of the play for you?
   3. Could the fairies be seen as standing for something other themselves (in other words, are they symbolic in some way)?
   4. How do the fairy characters interact with the human characters in the play? Be sure to cite specific scenes, characters, and actions in the play that support your understanding of the fairy world in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
2. Find, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a line of blank verse, a rhymed couplet, and a line of trochaic trimeter. Now see if you can find a line of trochaic tetrameter (tetra means “four”).

Word Count: 600-700

No. of Pages: 3