The Play

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Dramatic irony is a technique in which the reader knows something that the characters do not know. This makes the scene more interesting because the audience can understand the hidden meaning of words…

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It creates suspense and humour. The audience knows that Titania is asleep nearby and that magic will affect her, but the artisans do not know this. Their actions become funny because they do not under…

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The artisans are Quince, Starveling, Snug, Bottom, Snout, and Flute. They are ordinary workers who are rehearsing a play for the wedding celebrations of Theseus.

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Quince is a carpenter and the organiser or director of the artisans’ play. He assigns roles and tries to solve problems such as moonlight, the wall, and the lion.

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Bottom is a weaver and one of the artisans rehearsing the play. He plays Pyramus in the play-within-a-play and often speaks with great confidence, even when he is mistaken.

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Bottom thinks the play has problems for the stage and worries that the sword-killing will upset the ladies. He wrongly calls it a comedy, which shows his limited understanding of the story.

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Bottom suggests a prologue that explains the sword scene is not real and that Pyramus is really Bottom the weaver, not a dangerous character. He wants the audience to feel safe.

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The actor playing the lion, Snug, must show half his face and say that he is Snug the joiner. This is meant to reassure the ladies that he is only an actor and not a real lion.