Midsummer+Nights+Dream

Act I, Scene 1 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? he think its long to go in the next for days. 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do? Because he want his daughter to marry Demetrius, but his daughter wants to marry Lysander3. Egeus want to use his power to kill his daughter. 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things? he says Demetrius is not commited and that he wouldn't just love Hermia but others too 5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena? they are untouchable by Athenian law. They tell this to Helena to give her assurance that Demetrius will not marry Hermia, and that perhaps she could get him back. 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? According to Helena's logic, if she tells Demetrius of Hermia's and Lysander's plot, Demetrius will love her. The is illogical, but perhaps Shakespeare is saying that love is illogical. 7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest? marry Demetrius, or die. Lysander, however, suggests that he and Hermia escape to his aunt's house, outside of Athenian law. Act I, Scene 2 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts? because he very proud. he thinks he can handle all the parts. 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene? scene is funny because it pokes fun at the theatre. Shakespere included this scene for that very reason. 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time? meeting in the forest in the following night, because they don't want other people to see their rehearsal. Hermia and Lysander are meeting there at the same time. 11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability? They have both been accused of having an affaire with either Theseus or Hippolyta. They are in Athens to attend Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding.

Act II, Scene 1 10. What does the reader find out about the current relationship between Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies, from Puck and the first fairy? the Current relationship between them are, they are fighting and arguing over a baby. 11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens? 12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans? Their quarrel brought deseise, bad weater and general strife on the world of man 13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon? She wont give the changeling up to oberon because she wants to protect it because the changeling was entrusted to her 14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? Oberon sends puck to find a purple flower that has the power to make the anointed user fallin love with the next living thing they see 15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? Oberons plan is to anoint titania's eye with the flower 16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? She adores it because it is attention 17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? Every bad comment he makes about her she turns it around to compliment him 18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women? It s inappropriate because the man is supposed to pursue the woman not the opposite 19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? oberon tells puck to "anoint the athenian boys eyes" so he will fall in love with helena Act II, Scene 2 20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? Because he wants her to fall in love with something vile so that he can aquire the changeling boy. 21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? Because she insists so because they are not yet married 22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? Because he was only given a vague description by oberon of the perso to anoint 23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? she thinks that he is mocking her because he would never stop loving hermia 24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? Hermia ends up waking up and Lysander had gone to go after Helena because the juice that was put in his eyes caused him to love 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 prologue that explaines that pyramus is just bottom the weaver and that the lion is just snug the joiner 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall? They make a wall by dressing up a man and making him make a crack through his fingers for the actors to talk through 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 said that he will turn into different animals and scare the other actors. 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies? Bottom says that she shouldn’t have a reason to love him, and he makes fun of the other fairies names. 30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play?

Act III, Scene 2 31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing? She accuses him of scorning her 32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake? They are going to re-anoint lysanders eyes and make him see hermia when he awakes 33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along? Because she is only upset because she thinks that he is just trying to make her feel bad 34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia? She accuses hermia of being in on the whole scam 35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past? They had been best friends and always were together 36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says? He treats her badly and she cant beleive it, because they had been in such a deep relationship so recently 37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena? She accuses her of stealing lysander away from her. 38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? Because she knows hermia would win in a fight. 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do? They are going off to have a fight to the death over helena. 40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men? He is going to lead them away from eachother and make them fall asleep. 41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania? He is going to ask her for the changeling boy 1 more time. 42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day? Because he doesnt fear the coming of the day because as king of the faries he is completely unaffected 43. How well does Puck’s trickery work? It works perfectly!!!

Act IV, Scene 1 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? ** He enjoys the attension and stoppped questioning why the fairies and Titania were pampering him. ** 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? Oberon feels a bit of pity for her and wants to stop her from loving him. 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? His explaination will be that it was all just a bad dream. 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? Becasue they are out hunting for some fun before the wedding. 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? He compared it to an illness because like most illnesses it had come to pass. 50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? He decides that they should come with them and get married together along with him. 51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming? Because they all just had strange dreams about falling in love with eachother so they are not sure of reality. 52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke? He is going to have quince write a ballad for the duke about his dream to entertain him.

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? The thing they regret the most is not making the huge sum of money. 55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace? Because bottom has returned and told them that the duke has just finished eating and is ready for entertainment.

Act V 56. Why does Theseus dismiss the stories of the four young people? Because hippolyta said it was impissble for four pepole to have the some dream. 57. Why does Theseus choose to see the play about Pyramus and Thisby rather than the other entertainments? Because he said that nothing can be amiss. 58. Why does Philostrate try to keep Theseus from seeing the play? What does he say is wrong with it?

59. What does Theseus mean by the lines, "For never anything can be amiss, when simpleness and duty tender it"? He means that nothing can be that bad if it easy to do. 60. What is accomplished by having the Prologue tell the whole story that the actors are then going to enact? //The audience now knows the whole story, helping them understand what is going on while the play is being performed// 61. How does Shakespeare use comments from the audience to enhance the humour of the play that they are watching? //Theseus, Hippolyta, and the two couples comment on the play mulitple times during, with both criticism, humor, and praise.// 62. What is Hippolyta’s reaction to the play? Hippolyta thougut the play was silly, but she was into the play. 63. In what way is Thisby’s final speech humorous? //Thisby thinks Pyramus is sleeping, even though there is a sword through his chest, and blood on his chest.// 64. What does Oberon tell the fairies to do? //Oberon tells the fairies to dance and sing to bless the newly married couples// 65. What is the purpose of Puck’s final speech?