You will:a) Write a treatment of the play in whatever time period/ social environment of your choosing. Discuss the different plot changes and how you will make it relateable to your audience.-Script of “The Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Theseus: Oh Hippolyta, our wedding is almost here, it’s in four days. Days seem so slow. It’s like the old moon won’t go away, it’s keeping me from getting what we want.
Hippolyta: Oh no, Theseus, it is going by fast!
Theseus: Please give an announcements to the Athens of our wedding. I wouldn’t love seeing sad faces like in funerals,like it's an happy celebration.
Egeus entered with his daughter Hermia, Lysander and Demetrius
Egeus: Long live you my lord
Theseus: Oh well thank you, what made my friend came here?
Egeus: I am here to ask for help to release my anger upon my daughter Hermia, she doesn’t want to marry Demetrius and I would ask for your approval to force Hermia to marry Demetrius or she shall be killed.
Theseus: What do you have to say my dear Hermia? Demetrius is a admirable man.
Hermia: So to Lysander, my lord
Theseus: You’re right…since your father is in charge you should consider Demetrius as your husband
Hermia: I wish my father would understand
Theseus: Well, you must obey your father
Hermia: Please forgive me for saying this, but what could be the worst for me to marry Demetrius?
Theseus: You’ll be excuted or become a nun and never see other men in your life again.
Hermia: I rather be those then loose my virginity to someone I never loved
Theseus: Please dear, take my words today and think over it. By Hippolyta and I wedding, you’ll shall let me know rather you marry Demetrius, get excuted, or become a nun.
Demetrius: Please, Hermia give me a chance to prove that I can give you my special love. Lysand, Hermia is not yours, I’ve more of a right then you do.
Lysander: Her father loves you, Demetrius. So why don’t you marry him and let me have hermia.
Egeus: I do love him, that is why I giving my daughter to Demetrius
Lysander: Lord, I am just as handsome, clever, and rich as he is. I love Hermia more then he does and Hermia loves me. Which this is more important than all those other things. Helena loves you Demetrius why not consider to be your lovely wife Demetrius, you horrible and unfaithful man.
Theseus: Come my love, Demetrius and Egeus please follow, I have some discussions with you.
They exit
Lysander: What’s the matter?
Hermia: My eyes has tears.
Lysander: Oh, honey, Listen, true love always faces obstacles..
Hermia: Let’s be patient and deal with our problem, it is normal for love.
Lysander: I can’t hold my anger any longer, we sneak to some place where we can share our love together with no bother. I’ll meet you in the forest after sun is gone.
Hermia: I will give you my word, I’ll be there.
Helena enters
Hermia: Hello beautiful!
Helena: Wait! You call me beautiful? Please take it back, in Demetrius’s eyes you’re the beautiful one. You’re lucky. If the world is all mine I will give up everything except Demetrius to be you.
Hermia:Curse, him, but he loves me
Helena: The more I love him the more he hates me
Hermia: No worries, he will never see my face again. Lysander and I will run awayLysander: Helena, we’ll tell you about our secret plan. We plan to sneak out of Athens because of our love.
Helena: In the woods where you and I used to lounge around on the pale primroses.Lysander and I will meet new strangers, goodbye old friend. Pray for us and I hope you will win over Demetrius.
Hermia and Lysander exit
Helena: Its amazing how people are happier than I am , But when Demetrius got hot and bothered over Hermia I melted always. I must tell Demetrius about Lysander and Hermia running away, so that way I can see him again.
b) You will pick 1 key scene with dialog that you will perform and film(hopefully)
c) All of these will be mixed to form a movie
trailer for your performance.
These will posted to your blog as your final project.
After this is completed, the class will likely be over.
Due Thursday before the end of the 2nd Study hall. All work must be posted.