ENGL 105A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Robin Starveling, Peter Quince, Tom Snout
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Bottom star- great actor, presented as know it all: pg 13: bottom doesn"t let peter do his job, because he is the most knowledgeable actor, pg. 14- bottom agrees to play whatever role, would be erecules (means hercules: bottom is ignorant; makes lot of funny mistakes. 16 to rehearse the play: there we will meet . obscenely (means obscurely) Dimension of self reflexive (ex: metadrama= drama about drama: hand drawing hand- visual paradox: having workmen talk about play, dramatic theory, etc. gives shakespeare play another dimension; turns play it into a metadrama fairies" octosyllabic couplets. The workmen as a theatrical troupe invents a story for them forest is the realm of the fairies: and fairy queen. 6 of them: all workmen (punny); peter quince (quins)- carpenter; snug- joiner (cabinet maker) Fairies in the play: they not real, just in the play. Egeus angry about h accuses lysander by moonlight at her window sun .
