Midsummer Night Dream Compare And Contrast Essay

With any comparison between a play and its movie counterpart there are bound to be major differences and key similarities between

One of the main differences between the play and movie is the timeframe of the story. In the play, we open in 1945, and flashback to the story as they go into hiding, and ends right as they leave, flashing back to 1945. In the movie, we start in 1942 long before going into hiding, and we proceed chronologically to the point in 1945 that the play started in.

I also had compared Act Two, Scene 3, in the play and the film. The setting in the play is on a Saturday, moving day, one week later. In the film, the setting is the same as the play, with lighting and costumes. The plot in the play is Linder tries to buy back the house from the Younger family. In the film, the plot is the same as the play. The dialogue in the film has some deletions from play; new dialogue is added in replacement of the deleted dialogue. Some film techniques used in this scene are: the film cuts back and forth to different characters, and the room is well lit with the sunshine coming in through the window. Perhaps the biggest

Michael Hoffman’s 1999 film version of Shakespeare's midsummer night’s dream was able to modify the audience experience of the play. Michael Hoffman had successfully turned the play into a film and was able to show a visible expression of the characters to the audience. He had also made some changes, like the settings and made his version modernized. Though the film was based on the Shakespeare’s play, the audience’s experience is still different.

I will say this I may not be great at understanding the (modern English?) dialect but I did realize that the movie cut out lines and parts of the actually play. He (Branagh the movie director) also left out offensive references that are in the actual play. I think in comparison that movies are focused on visuals, surroundings and the lead in to a scene. This takes more time where the play does not. If the movie had done every thing just like the play and still held true to their camera attractions think the movie would have been twice as long. Another thing I found to vary between the play and the movie is that the movie is great in having close ups and all of that, but because of this you don?t get to see the rest of the scene at the same time, like the background acting. Sometimes it is good to see everything that is going on in a room or courtyard, rather than just seeing 2 minutes of a person?s face. Also it degrades the actors full involvement such as body movement and mannerisms when you only see their face.

“Beware of your stereotypes and prejudices, they can trap you in a box and make you miss what life has to offer you”─Med Yones. One has to see past the stereotypes in life, just as one should do for A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. This literature masterpiece entails a quarrel of a pair of lovers caught entangled in a treacherous web of tainted love and magic. This comedy, viewed through the archetypal literary criticism lens─which focuses on the stereotypical aspects─, makes the audience wonder and push beyond the boundaries of the stereotypes with the tale. Combined with its other elements, A Midsummer Night's Dream is more entertaining and meaningful when viewed through the archetypal literary criticism lens; such as in Act 1: scene 1; Act 3: scene 2; and Act 5: scene 1 in both the printed text and the 1999 film versions.

One of the differences from the movie is the time period. In the movie the time period is around 1996 (20th century), but in the play it is in the 1400’s (15th century). The director, Baz Luhrmann made the movie in the 20th century, so it's easier for us to understand. The actors in the movie use cars and guns to make it more realistic for us because people use guns and cars in this century. The plot of the movie is in a city, with skyscrapers and tall buildings. We can relate to big cities and tall buildings because most people have been to big cities. In the movie, it opens up with a lady on the television and they didn’t have televisions in the play, which was during the 15th century so we can relate more to the movie.

Brelby Theatre Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream really brought magic to life. The story of A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream follows the lives of Hermia, Helena, Demetrius, Lysander as they sort out their romantic lives. Meanwhile, Titania and Oberon, the King and Queen of fairies fight over a young boy. Their servant, Puck, helps everyone figure out what they want. Also, a theatre group prepares a show to perform for the wedding of Hippolyta and Theseus.

William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream utilizes the technique of multiple characters playing leading roles. The fairy character Puck stands out as a dominant and leading role in the play. Puck is the best fit for the role of the protagonist because he is mischievous and therefore, has the ability to change the outcome of the play through his schemes and actions. As the protagonist, Puck is responsible for creating the major conflict that occurs between the four lovers throughout the play. This is important because the play focuses on the lives and relationships of the lovers. In addition, because of Puck’s interaction with these characters, his actions throughout the play, alters the final outcome. Finally, Puck’s

Love is truly a mystery, no one knows exactly how or why it works, but it is the feeling of love that is similar to a dream. William Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the 1500’s. The play includes five acts and shares many characteristics with his other works. It is about two lovers that are separated on many occasions, but somehow still fight for each other. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare shows that love can overcome even the largest obstacles through Lysander by his undying commitment to Hermia .

Love is shown and interpreted in different ways. In William Shakespeare’s novel Midsummer Night Dream, there are many kinds of relationship involving “love”. The theme of love is represented through the relationship between Oberon and Titania, love between Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia and the friendship love between Hermia and Helena.

There are many interesting themes that are explored in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. The major themes include love, marriage, dreams, and magic. The theme of love and marriage is the most dominant and is very fascinating, as it still applies to our modern day society. How are the different attitudes to love and marriage shown? Shakespeare conveys these attitudes through the characters’ words and actions. Hermia and Lysander, two young Athenian lovers, wish to get married. However, Hermia’s father, Egeus, and the ruler of Athens, Theseus, oppose this and say Hermia should marry a man of Egeus’s choosing. These characters show the most contrasting attitudes towards love and marriage.

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as in many of Shakespeare's plays the main theme is love. Shakespeare presents many different aspects of love in the play. He shows how love can affect your vision of reality and make you behave in irrational ways. He presents many ways in which your behavior is affected by the different types and aspects of love. The main types of love he presents are; true love, unrequited love, sisterly love, jealous love, forced love, and parental love. Shakespeare tries to show what kinds of trouble, problems and confusion, love can get you into.

Although, Hoffman didn’t change everything when he converted the play to a film, he did change most of the major concepts. It is not certain why he changed much of the play, but one explanation that fits is because he wanted to modernize it. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was written in the 1590’s and the film was produced in 1999. Hoffman most likely felt that change was necessary for modern audiences to understand. However, the outcome of Hoffman's changes is that the comical

In Summary, with these three examples it is shown that the play and the movie contrast quite a bit. Most of the story line and the dialogue were very similar to the original story in the movie but some things were changed, possibly to shorten the story to be able to make