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Comical or desperate?
Step 1:Read II, i, in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Step 2:Think about if you were the actress/actor how would you potray these line by Helena. 

Step 3:Then watch the
corresponding video to that scene. feel free to watch the other video clips at this site but pay particular attention to the first clip with Helena and Demetrius. 

Step 4: Compare the portrayal of Helena in  II,i in the video above to an essay entitled
"The Masochist in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream:  Helena Depersonalized."

Step 5: Reflect! Which of these two portrayals of Helena is more closely related to your original interpretation of the text? Why?
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