Character Development in the Shakespearean Monologue

Part of A Midsummer Night's Dream Unit

Character Development in the Shakespearean Monologue

by Drama Teacher Academy

There are many things to pay attention to when preparing a Shakespearean monologue. So much so that character development often falls by the wayside. In this lesson, students apply exercises to a character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by examining the character’s foreground and background, answering character questions, and creating the character’s physicality. This will demystify the process of preparing a Shakespearean monologue and give students the modern tools they need to prepare a monologue on their own later in the unit.

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