Essay Questions (Is that what this is called??)

If you were to act this play out on stage, which character would you choose to be and why?

If I could choose to be a character in the play, I would choose Bottom. I would want to play Bottom because of his personality. The things Bottom says are typically funny, which I think would be more fun to play than someone who has a less humorous character. Also, Bottom is never in love with another character. I wouldn't want to play a lover  because I think it would be hard for me to pretend to be in love.

Who was your least favorite character? Why?

My least favorite character was Helena. Helena was crushed by being rejected by Demetrius, which results in her spending the majority of the play sulking and whining. This makes her seem like a slightly unpleasant character. It is much nicer to read about a character whose moods vary, rather than staying in the same state the whole play, especially when that mood is depression. Also, Helena comes across as a little whiny. She accuses the other characters of playing a cruel joke against her. She kind of reminds me of a person I once knew that always yelled at others because she thought they were gossiping about her when they weren't.

Did you like the play? Why or why not?

I did like the play. I thought it was very funny. I also liked that it was kind of fun and frivolous, as opposed to something really deep and tragic. I just find comedies more enjoyable. Also, I liked the plot. I thought it was clever and not too confusing. Plays with confusing plots are extremely annoying to me because I feel like I spend more time trying to figure out what is going on than actually enjoying the play.

Act 4

In Act 4 of a Midsummer Night's Dream, The four lovers are asleep while Titania tells Bottom how much she loves him and Bottom bosses fairies around. Oberon takes the spell off of Titania, and she falls out of love with Bottom. Then, Oberon takes the spell off of Bottom too. He turns back into a human. When the four lovers wake up, the spell is taken off of them too. Demetrius decides he loves Helena, and Lysander and Hermia fall back into love. Egeus and Theseus find the four lovers. Theseus decides that Hermia and Lysander will be married. Snout, Snug, Flute, and Starveling are practicing for the upcoming play, but since Bottom doesn't show up,  they cannot perform at the wedding. They are disappointed about this.

A Midsummer Night's Dream act 1

In Act 1  of A Midsummer Night's Dream, we are introduced to many characters. Hippolyta and Theseus discuss their plans for marriage. Egeus expresses that he is not going to permit his daughter, Hermia, to marry Lysander. He will either have her killed or have her become a nun. Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, who is basically a jerk. Helena loves Demetrius, who used to love her, but now pursues Hermia. Hermia and Lysander decide to run away to the forest, where they will elope. Helena finds this out and decides to tell Demetrius, because she thinks it will make him love her.

Book Recommendation :)

I couldn't find a book to read for independent reading last week, so I picked up an old favorite and read it, which struck me to post a recommendation for it on my blog. Well, actually Ms. Barbara suggested I do this. But whatever. The book is The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. It's my favorite book. The book is about a boy named Christopher. Christopher has Asperger's (a mild form of autism) and Savant Syndrome (people with it have trouble learning in all areas but one, where they excel incredibly.) The plot begins with Christopher finding that his neighbor's dog is dead. He decides to solve the mystery of how it died, and along the way discovers a lot about his dead (or so he thinks) mother. I found this book very entertaining and enjoyed it very much. It would be cool if other people liked it too, so let me know what you think. :)



P.S. Everyone's been asking me what happened to my face, so I thought I would just put this out there. I was riding a horse when this girl cut me off. I tried to stop, but I was going really fast and my horse threw her head up, which hit me in the face and gave me a concussion. Then I fell off. It's better now though.

Digital Story

Hello Seedlings! Here is a digital plot map that I did in the beginning of the year for Language Arts class. I worked with Zaire and Tylea. My voice sounds kind of gross but I hope you like it anyway! I said the introduction, the second part of the exposition, the rising action, the second half of the climax, and the first part of the resolution.

Welcome to Amanda's Blog!!

Hello and welcome to my blog! Here I will be posting my assignments for language arts class. I hope you enjoy and come back soon!

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