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A 6 page paper which examines how to stage this play based on the dramatic element of spectacle described in Aristotle’s “Poetics” and considers the major themes the play dramatizes, how the classification of the play as a comedy affects staging, appearance of the characters (i.e., age, class) and the style of dress. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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literary forms because it was not merely to be read, but first and foremost, to be seen and heard. This was the element of spectacle, or as defined by
Aristotle, a visual presentation of the play for the audiences enjoyment that demonstrates a concise interpretation of the plot and an accurate development of the authors themes. The instruments
of spectacle include casting, costuming, scenery, music and lighting. William Shakespeares whimsical 1594 comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream, is a fantasy that explores parallel universes that are thematically described
as real love vs. imagined love; fantasy and reality; courtly and working-class Elizabethan society. In order to adequately stage a historically faithful production of this farce, it is important
not only to study Shakespeares plot and characterizations, but in order for Aristotles concept of spectacle to be fully realized, the Elizabethan era in which the Bard lived and wrote
must be considered. It is believed that A Midsummer Nights Dream had been written to be performed at the 1595 wedding of the Earl of Denby (William Stanley), to Elizabeth
Vere (Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream). The five-act play opens on the eve of the wedding of Theseus, the Duke of Athens and the Amazon Queen Hippolyta. Although
the setting is Athens, Shakespeare originally staged the production at the Globe Theatre featuring conventional English settings, styles and fashions consistent with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. With
marriage clearly in the air, an angry Egeus disturbs the courtly calm, furiously announcing that although he desires his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius, she wants to follow her heart
and marry her lover, Lysander. When Theseus decrees that Hermia should honor her fathers wishes, she runs away to the nearby woods to elope with Lysander. In the
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