A Midsummer Night's Dream Lesson Plan

Theseus and Hippolyta

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will be able to interpret how Shakespeare used mythological inspiration

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.9; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8

Structure:

The students know by now that the wedding of the Duke, Theseus, and his soon-to-be Duchess, Hippolyta, will likely take place during the course of the play. However, they don't know much about the background of the myths of Theseus or Hippolyta based on the play thus far. They may be surprised to learn that Theseus and Hippolyta aren't Shakespeare's sole creations, but characters sourced from Greek mythology whose story...