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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” COMPLETION6/10 EFFORT 7/10 CONTENT 6/10 TOTAL 19/30

Act I, Scene 1 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? She said that the next 4 days will become the next 4 nights> 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? Bring them to thesues because Egeus wants the right to kill his daughters if she does marry who she wishes 3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia? Theseus says that Hermia can marry Demetrius or be killed of become a nun. 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things?

5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena? Hermia and Lysander want to run away and get married out side city limits, where the city laws dont effect them 6. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend, why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander’s plans? She says if he stays there he will fall in love with her. 7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest? He thinks hes a better actor than everyone else Act I, Scene 2 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts? Becaus ehe thinks he the best actor, there he wants to prove himself 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene? He got water Poured on him, Beacuse Juliet was played by a guy 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time? In the Forest 11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability? He is a good actor but he cant remeber half his lines 12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans?

13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon? Because she want's tp punish him. 14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? To get a magic flower. 15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? To Place the Juice on Titania's eyelid, they did so she will fall in love with the first thing she see's 16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? Helena reacts positivley towards demetrius's abuse and the more Demetrius hats he more she loves What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? She says she will be his dog if he loves her 18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women? Helenas behaviour isa innaporopiate becaue women were to be chased not to chase 19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? Oberon tells puck to put the love juice into helenas eye so when she see'e Demetrius she in love with him Act II, Scene 2 20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? Oberon wants Titanis to wake up and fall in love wih sombody ugly to make fun of her because he is jealous of her 21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? Because she told him to because they are not married yet 22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? Love Juice? from the flower that cupid shot with his love arrow 23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? She seemed Surprised 24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? hermias Dream is a reflection of reality because the flower has taken away Lysanders love for her. Act III, Scene 1 25. How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramus kills himself or when the lion roars? they are going to write a pro-log to tell the ladies that everything is fake and not to be scared. 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall? A Man is going to hold lamp to represent the moon light 27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears? Because he has the head of an ass. 28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors? Puck Plans to cause More trouble by turning bottom into a Boar, fire and a hound terroized them with his forms 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies? He is Confused because he starts to ding a women come out of no where and says she loves him 30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play? He says this because Lysander and Hermia are in love with each other and Egeus tries to make hermia to marry demetrius

Act III, Scene 2 31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing? Falling in love with hermia 32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake? He orders Pucko put the antidote in his eyes 33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along? because lysander and demetrius are fighting over her 34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia?

35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past? They Used to be good Friends 36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says? Like A dog and Insults her 37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena? Same as 34 38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? Because She is trying to fight her. 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do? To fight for Helena. 40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men? To Put the Antidote in Lysanders Eye so he doesnt love helena any more he goes back to loving Hermia 41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania? He is going to put the antidote in her eye so she doesnt love bottom anmore and goes back to loving him. 42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day?

43. How well does Puck’s trickery work? Yes it does Act IV, Scene 1 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? He is giving them orders ti bring him food and other things 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? Mad and Sickened 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? Titania exprssed her love for bottom before they they fall asleep 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning?

48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods?

49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness?

50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people?

51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming?

52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke?

Act IV, Scene 2 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost?

54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play?

55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace?