A Midsummer Nights Dream Lesson 8: What a Muddle! - What Were They Thinking? Worksheet 2

In Lesson 8 titled "What a Muddle!" from a teaching resource on "A Midsummer Night's Dream," students are encouraged to delve into the minds of the play's central characters during a particularly chaotic moment. The worksheet titled "What Were They Thinking?" prompts students to consider the emotions and thoughts of Puck, Oberon, Titania, Bottom, Hermia, Helena, Demetrius, and Lysander. The purpose of the exercise is to explore the complexity of the characters' experiences and their reactions to the unfolding events.

The worksheet provides a structured space for students to write down their interpretations of each character's internal monologue. For Hermia, whose emotions may be running high due to the love triangle she finds herself in, students are expected to articulate her confusion and distress. Similarly, Demetrius, caught up in the same tangle of affections, would have his own unique perspective to consider. Helena's unrequited love and Lysander's enchantment-induced infatuation present further opportunities for students to analyse and empathise with these characters' plights. By filling in the provided lines, students practice their analytical skills and gain a deeper understanding of character motivation and development within Shakespeare's play.