In A Midsummer Night's Dream why are they called mechanicals
Hi Ben, The mechanicals in Midsummer Night's Dream are called that because, aside from being amateur actors, they are primarily a group of skilled manual laborers or artisans:Peter Quince, the carpenter.i Ben, The mechanicals in Midsummer Night's Dream are called that because, aside from being amateur actors, they are primarily a group of skilled manual laborers or artisans: All three strands of A Midsummer Night's Dream's plot are humorous and, often, ridiculous. However, the foolish Rude Mechanicals with their bastardisation of Pyramus and Thisbe really do take the cake. What's really unusual about the Mechanicals is that they're incredibly dense.nd yet another rival for Elizabeth's love, Francois Alencon may also be indicated by the character of Francis Flute. Of course, whether these men were really on Shakespeare's mind as he wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream, we'll never know. 1 The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are a group of craftsmen who have been chosen to perform a play at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta.echanicals. 1  The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are a group of craftsmen who have been chosen to perform a play at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. 'Rude Mechanicals' isn't just a cool name for a band. In fact, the phrase refers to a specific group of characters in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The rude mechanicals are skilled laborers, or craftsmen, from Athens who want to put on a play for the city's royalty.There are six members in this group.he rude mechanicals enter to perform their play. Because this play is happening within a larger play (A Midsummer Night's Dream), this is called a play-within-a-play. Thanks to Bottom's 'improvements,' the play is a long, overdramatic mess. (Answer #1). The role of the mechanicals is to support two of Shakespeare's central themes in A Midsummer Night's Dream. The two themes are the foolishness of mankind and reality vs. illusion.We especially see the mechanicals presenting the theme of foolishness in Puck's reaction to their rehearsal.he mechanicals also serve the role of portraying the theme illusion vs. reality. The mechanicals have an illusion of putting on a grand performance, but the reality is, as we see, that they are too uneducated and too unskilled. One important point of significance of The Mechanicals in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is that they compound the underlying irony that forms the foundation for the entire play, irony and festive foolishness as is befitting of the Midsummer festival the play is named after.ne important point of significance of The Mechanicals in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is that they compound the underlying irony that forms the foundation for the entire play, irony and festive foolishness as is befitting of the Midsummer festival the play is named after. Mechanicals. 1  The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are a group of craftsmen who have been chosen to perform a play at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta.echanicals. 1  The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are a group of craftsmen who have been chosen to perform a play at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. The members of the group are Quince, the carpenter; Snug, the joiner; Bottom, the weaver; Flute, the bellows-mender; Snout, the tinker; and Starveling the tailor. Because the rude mechanicals' play happens inside of a bigger play (A Midsummer Night's Dream), it is called a play-within-a-play.he rude mechanicals enter to perform their play. Because this play is happening within a larger play (A Midsummer Night's Dream), this is called a play-within-a-play. Thanks to Bottom's 'improvements,' the play is a long, overdramatic mess. Robin Starveling (Tailor) - Originally cast in the role of Thisbe's mother, Starveling actually goes on to play the part of 'Moonshine', and creates one of the most humorous moments of A Midusmmer Night's Dream, when he attempts to portray the moon with a lantern.nd yet another rival for Elizabeth's love, Francois Alencon may also be indicated by the character of Francis Flute. Of course, whether these men were really on Shakespeare's mind as he wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream, we'll never know. William Shakespeare has purposely chosen to have the ‘rude mechanicals’ perform Pyramus and Thisbe within his play of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a comedic effect as they are characters which both a modern day audience and an Elizabethan audience would laugh at rather than laugh with.t can be argued that Shakespeare is mocking his own profession through choosing the mechanicals to perform Pyramus and Thisbe. Shakespeare makes a mockery of the lower class Elizabethans, in a light-hearted way, through the use of the ‘rude mechanicals’.
Because, aside from being amateur actors, they are primarily a group of skilled manual laborers or artisans:Peter Quince, the carpenter.