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Pyramus and Thisbe Characters
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Pyramus and Thisbe Characters
🎭 Part 1: Character Knowledge
1. Who plays Pyramus in the Mechanicals' play?
Bottom
Quince
Flute
Snug
2. Who plays Thisbe in the Mechanicals' play?
Bottom
Quince
Flute
Snout
3. What makes the Mechanicals' version of Pyramus and Thisbe funny? (Check all that apply)
The actors forget their lines
Bottom speaks to the audience
Flute speaks in a high voice as Thisbe
The deaths are overly dramatic
4. Complete Pyramus's famous line:
"But stay! O spite! But mark, poor knight, what dreadful _______ is here!"
sight
night
light
fight
✍️ Part 2: Character Analysis
5. Describe three comedic traits of Bottom as Pyramus:
6. How does Flute make Thisbe a funny character? Give two examples:
7. Why do you think Shakespeare made the tragic story of Pyramus and Thisbe into a comedy when performed by the Mechanicals?
🎪 Part 3: Performance Planning
8. Choose either Pyramus or Thisbe. Plan how you would perform this character comedically:
Character chosen: _________________
Voice (how will you speak?):
Body language and gestures:
One key line you would emphasise:
9. What is the effect of having a "play within a play" in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
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