Play Reviews: Midzomernachtdroom [A Midsummer Night's Dream, Troilus and Cressida, Twelfth Night, Much Ado about Nothing, Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, the Taming of the Shrew, Doctor Faustus, a Midsummer Night's Dream, the Changeling, King Lear, Richard III, the Two Gentlemen of Verona, Macbeth [Aspects, ‘Tis Pity She's a Whore, Le Songe d'une nuit d'été, Roméo et Juliette

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-80
Author(s):  
Coen Heijes ◽  
Kaara L. Peterson ◽  
Richard J. Larschan ◽  
Gayle Gaskill ◽  
John Jowett ◽  
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2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-253
Author(s):  
Colin Butler

This article describes a multi-part approach to Shakespeare's playwriting, including his conception of comedy, his method of characterisation, aspects of staging, and the relative status of male and female characters. It can accommodate all types of Shakespearean play. A Midsummer Night's Dream is treated as seminal. Other plays discussed include Much Ado About Nothing, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Othello and Twelfth Night. The approach is cumulative in effect and derives from teaching English 17–18 year olds working on the coursework unit of their Advanced Level English Literature certificate. Its unitised structure suits college and classroom workshops. It can be modified for younger students.


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