A Midsummer Night's Dream Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Love Juice
Roses
Midsummer's Eve and May Day
Pyramus and Thisbe
The Moon
Dramatic Irony
Setting
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Events Quotes
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 1 Quotes
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 2 Quotes
Act 2, Scene 1
Act 2, Scene 1 Quotes
Act 2, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 1
Act 3, Scene 1 Quotes
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 2 Quotes
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 4, Scene 1 Quotes
Act 4, Scene 2
Act 4, Scene 2 Quotes
Act 5, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 1 Quotes
Act 5, Scene 2
Epilogue
Epilogue Quotes
Characters
Characters Quotes
Puck (a.k.a. Robin Goodfellow)
Timeline
Puck (a.k.a. Robin Goodfellow) Quotes
Bottom
Bottom Quotes
Theseus
Theseus Quotes
Hippolyta
Hippolyta Quotes
Oberon
Oberon Quotes
Titania
Titania Quotes
The Changeling
Lysander
Lysander Quotes
Hermia
Hermia Quotes
Demetrius
Demetrius Quotes
Helena
Helena Quotes
Peter Quince
Peter Quince Quotes
Flute
Flute Quotes
Starveling
Snug
Snug Quotes
Snout
Philostrate
Study Questions

Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Art and Culture
Art and Culture Quotes
Transformation
Transformation Quotes
Gender
Gender Quotes
Versions of Reality
Versions of Reality Quotes
Foolishness and Folly
Foolishness and Folly Quotes
Man and the Natural World
Man and the Natural World Quotes
The Supernatural
The Supernatural Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
The Dream Would Have Been Really Cold in Winter
The Dream Would Have Been Really Cold in Winter True or False
Married, With Nymphs
Married, With Nymphs True or False
Whom Do You Love?
Whom Do You Love? True or False
Play Within a Play
Play Within a Play True or False
Loves Labour's Lost… or Something Like That
Loves Labour's Lost… or Something Like That True or False
Love's Course, of Course
Love's Course, of Course True or False
Modern English
Essay
Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
The Blame Game
Reconsidering Helena and Hermia
Tabloid Talk
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
Photos