A Midsummer Nights Dream Lesson 6: The Love Potion - PowerPoint

This PowerPoint presentation is a resource for teaching Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', with a particular focus on the concept of the love potion within the play. Lesson 6 delves into Act 2, Scene 2, where the intricate relationships and magical mishaps begin to unfold. The objective is to read and discuss the scene in detail, thereby consolidating the students' understanding of the play's developments. The resource includes a 'Who's who?' section, where students are asked to match character descriptions with the correct names, such as Oberon, the king of the fairies, and Puck, Oberon's jester and a mischievous fairy, among others. This activity helps students familiarise themselves with the play's characters and their roles within the story.

Additionally, the lesson plan encourages students to pay close attention to Puck's actions in the scene and consider the potential consequences of his errors. To aid comprehension and retention, the resource suggests creating a table to keep track of the main events in Acts 1 and 2. For a more creative approach, students are prompted to create a comic strip version of the opening acts, which can help visualise the narrative and character interactions. To further assist with understanding, the lesson recommends watching the BBC animated version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', providing a visual and auditory experience of the play's opening acts.