AO3 Quotes (A Midsummer Night's Dream) Flashcards
“Shakespeare’s world is…”
“…one in which ‘character’ does indeed begin to take on its modern meaning, of individuals with distinct personalities and a psyche which expresses itself in (or is concealed by) what they do.” (Simon Trussler)
“Puck is a…”
“…teller of truth.” (Thelma Greenfield)
“Theseus commands…”
“…who lives and who dies, who marries, he’s captured his bride in battle.” (Russell T Davies)
“Theseus is…”
“…wrong, and not wise.” (Russell T Davies)
“Puck is the…”
“…principal actor and agent in a world of enchantment, magic, music and mischief.” (Marjorie Garber)
“Shakespeare again and again…”
“…portrays fathers who show folly, not wisdom, in their attempts to make or break marital arrangements for their daughters.” (Jonathan Bate)
“Bottom is its…”
“…leading clown, but Puck is its jester.” (John H Astington)
“Women are depicted as…”
“…the weaker sex in this play, both physically and socially, they have no power, no autonomy.” (B. J. Rahn)
“Whenever Shakespeare wanted to…”
“…write about the problems of feuding nobles, he either set his plays in the distant past, or in a land far, far away.” (Northrop Frye)
“Bottom is an…”
“…egocentric oaf who considers that his gifts are equal to every challenge.” (Peter Cash)
Bottom is “the only…”
“…mortal character who has a role in all three plotlines.” (Linda Buckle)
“The characters are…”
“…mostly puppets, and scarcely any except Bottom has the least psychological interest.” (Frank Sedgewick)
Bottom’s ass-head is an example of…
“comic animalism, which the Elizabethan audience enjoyed without sentimental scruples.” (B. Ifor Evans)
