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How would you direct the opening scenes of a midsummer night’s dream and what effects would you like to create for an audience?
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Rebecca Bourke L6DH *-extend How would you direct the opening scenes of a midsummer night's dream and what effects would you like to create for an audience? In act one scene one of a Midsummer Nights dream, we are introduced to seven characters, Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena. There is a lot of dialogue in this scene which is very important as it sets the scene for the whole play. Also this opening dialogue introduces several important storylines to the audience such as the forthcoming marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta, or the love triangle between Hermia, Lysander and Demetrius, then later being introduced to Helena. As so many characters, dialogue and storylines are included in the opening scenes of Shakespeare's play, a director would have to be very careful that he kept the audiences attention on the plot, and not take attention away from the story by having distracting...
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