AlexHelena Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Hello everyone! I'm in IB1, and our EE proposals are due this week! So far my main topic idea is "Themes of magic and dreams in Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’", and I need a novel to compare this with, but nothing is coming to mind. Does anyone have any ideas? And is it too much to focus on dreams [i]and[/i] magic? Should I just focus on one of the two, or is it alright? I appreciate any input!!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biochem Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I personally would do magic only. In a well-written and analyzed essay, I know I could knock out that play based on only analyzing the magic part. But comparison's are always best. So..nothing is coming to mind here either. I am sorry. just wanted to tell u u could do it on that play only. But when i go through the week, thinking of book,s will give u a more through reply. Sorry and best of luck Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aether Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yep, I will also base in only one topic.. and be sure to define really well what you mean by magic or dreams, whatever you choose. From what I read from Shakespeare however, I don't think I can recommend anything to compare it with.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippy Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 What if you combined dreams and magic into "magic realism" instead? That would sound more critical, and there are plenty of works which come under the category of magic realism. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj526 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 [quote name='AlexHelena' post='37863' date='Feb 23 2009, 01:58 AM']Hello everyone! I'm in IB1, and our EE proposals are due this week! So far my main topic idea is "Themes of magic and dreams in Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’", and I need a novel to compare this with, but nothing is coming to mind. Does anyone have any ideas? And is it too much to focus on dreams [i]and[/i] magic? Should I just focus on one of the two, or is it alright? I appreciate any input!!! [/quote] I would definitely stick to either dreams OR magic, not both. I've looked a lot at the requirements for essays and the do's and don'ts. One of the major things that they will dock you down for is being too general or broad. It's preferred that you be as precise as possible and give a really detailed analysis. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 For the twisting of reality, how about the Magus by John Fowles? Epic novel, that one! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balloon Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Why not keep it within the same context and compare the magic in a midsummer night's dream with macbeth? There are very different usages of magic and there can be plenty of interesting contrasts. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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