The following question is now formally assigned. You need to begin it in class today.

You should aim

for getting through more than half of it in class today so that you can begin question 2 (below) as soon
as possible.

1. for this part of the assignment, you need to look at Plato, Aristotle, Brecht, and Lamb. Your job
is to develop a typed list with similarities and oppositions, documented by quotes from each
text. You are trying for a reasonable representation from each author, or better yet to make each
author “speak” where possible to each issue.

“theater should exist:”

Aristotle says and implies it should exist [quote]
Brecht says and implies [quote]
Socrates says it shouldn't in the ideal world [quote]
lamb says x but also says y [two quotes] so in the end he is more like

Build on Brecht/Aristotle work if it works. 6-7 categories

2. Read A Midsummer Night's Dream. Focus on III.1 and where Puck appears; develop an
argument as to whether it's Plato, Aristotle, Lamb, or Brecht (2 pages)

3. Develop an argument for the play itself. 6 Pages.