Senior Library Books
Resource Key
LEVEL 1
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Databases
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly resources on JSTOR include Archival and Current Journals, Books, and Primary Sources.
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World Book Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Online version of the complete reference work along with dictionary, atlas, links, magazines, historical documents, audio, video, images, and 3D photograph
Context and Background
Clickview. (Producer). (2017). Context and Background. Aust: Clickview
The Characters
Clickview. (Producer). (2017). The Characters of Helena, Puck and Bottom. Aust: Clickview
Comedic techniques
Clickview. (Producer). (2017). Comedic Techniques. Aust: Clickview
Theme of Dreams
Clickview. (Producer). (2017). Theme of Dreams. Aust: Clickview
Introduction
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1595–96 and published in 1600 in a quarto edition from the author’s manuscript, in which there are some minor inconsistencies. The version published in the First Folio of 1623 was taken from a second quarto edition, with some reference to a promptbook. One of the “great” or “middle” comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with its multilayered examination of love and its vagaries, has long been one of the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays.
Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Britannica School. Retrieved July 29, 2024, from https://school-eb-com-au.db.scotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/A-Midsummer-Nights-Dream/181
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1999
Hoffman, M. ( Producer) Hoffman, M. ( Director). (1999). A Midsummer Night's Dream. [Motion Picture]. UK:Regency Enterprises.
Shakespeare Biography
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Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). William Shakespeare. Britannica School. Retrieved July 29, 2024, from https://school-eb-com-au.db.scotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/William-Shakespeare/109536
William Shakespeare, Shakespeare also spelled Shakspere, byname Bard of Avon or Swan of Avon, (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon), English poet, dramatist, and actor, often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. -
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. (2024). William Shakepeare biography. https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/
Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages of British theatre (sometimes called the English Renaissance or the Early Modern Period). Shakespeare’s plays are perhaps his most enduring legacy, but they are not all he wrote. Shakespeare’s poems also remain popular to this day.
Why you should read Midsummer Night's Dream - TED
TED ed. (2018, December 13). Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? - Iseult Gillespie. [Video File] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCI6o-kbqrs&feature=emb_logo
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Puck
Deitz, John. (2017, October 30). A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck's Epilogue, Compilation. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMOaAp42QRw&feature=emb_logo