a+midsummer+nights+dream

__**NOTE: did all the questions then it all got deleted. In process of re-construction at the moment**__ __**Act I, Scene 1**__
 * 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus?**
 * hippolyta thinks that the time will pass just as fast as normal but theseus thinks the tim will pass much slower than normal
 * 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do?**
 * he brought his daughter there to ask theseus which of the 2 suitors was best for her
 * 3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia?**
 * according to them their job was to cook clean etc.
 * 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things?**
 * it complicates things by showing that lysander is a betternsuitor then demetrius
 * 5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena?**
 * they plan to run away to the athens woods and get married and they tell helena so she knows demetrius is hers
 * 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 tells him so that he might love her for doing so
 * 7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest?**

__**Act I, Scene 2**__
 * 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts?**
 * he wants to play all the parts because he is very egotistical and thinks that he can play every part at once and still be good
 * 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene?**
 * it is funny because of the absurd idea that 1 man can perform a whole play by himself and shakespeare include it to show a bit about the character bottom
 * 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time?**
 * the actors are going to meet in the athens woods and hermia/lysander are going to meet there to that night
 * 11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability?**
 * i would describe it as ok but not amazing and im pretty shure bottom would say something along the lines of "i think i am the best actor in the world"

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__**Act II, Scene 1**__
 * 12. 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 reader finds out that their relationship is a bit rocky
 * 13. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens?**
 * oberon and titania had both been in relationships with theseus and hippolyta in the past and they are going to athens for theseus's wedding
 * 14. 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
 * 15. 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
 * 16. 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
 * 17. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania?**
 * oberons plan is to anoint titania's eye with the flower
 * 18. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse?**
 * she adores it because it is attention
 * 19. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse?**
 * every bad comment he makes about her she turns it around to compliment him
 * 20. 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
 * 21. 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**__
 * 22. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing?**
 * he wants her to fall in love with something vile so that he can aquire the changeling boy
 * 23. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her?**
 * she insists so because they are not yet married
 * 24. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes?**
 * because he was only given a vague description by oberon of the perso to anoint
 * 25. 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
 * 26. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality?**
 * in her dream a serpent is wrapped around her heart which reflects her getting her heart broken in the near future by lysander


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__**Act III, Scene 1**__
 * 27. 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
 * 28. 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
 * 29. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears?**
 * because puck has magicly turned bottom's head into the head of an ass
 * 30. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors?**
 * 31. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies?**
 * he just accepts that titania loves him and goes along with it
 * 32. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play?**
 * it makes sense because lysander and demetrius are totally in love with helena wich makes no sense at all
 * it makes sense because lysander and demetrius are totally in love with helena wich makes no sense at all

__**Act III, Scene 2**__ ====**46. Review Question: The climax, or turning point, of A Midsummer Night’s Dream comes at the end of Act 3. In point form describe the major plot points of Act Three starting from when Titania falls in love with Bottom leading to the climax or turning point of the play near the end of act three.**====
 * 33. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing?**
 * she accuses him of scorning her
 * 34. 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
 * 35. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along?**
 * she is only upset because she thinks that he is just trying to make her feel bad
 * 36. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia?**
 * she accuses hermia of being in on the whole scam
 * 37. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past?**
 * they had been best friends and always were together
 * 38. 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
 * 39. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena?**
 * she accuses her of stealing lysander away from her
 * 40. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia?**
 * because she knows hermia would win in a fight
 * 41. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do?**
 * they are going off to have a fight to the death over helena
 * 42. 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
 * 43. What is Oberon going to do about Titania?**
 * he is going to ask her for the changeling boy 1 more time
 * 44. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day?**
 * he doesnt fear the coming of the day because as king of the faries he is completely unaffected
 * 45. How well does Puck’s trickery work?**
 * it works perfectly


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__**Act IV, Scene 1**__
 * 47. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies?**
 * he feel comfortable being there and is happy to ask the faries to perform tasks (such as fetching sweet hay)
 * 48. 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
 * 49. 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
 * 50. 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
 * 51. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods?**
 * 52. 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
 * 53. 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
 * 54. 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
 * 55. 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
 * he is going to have quince write a ballad for the duke about his dream to entertain him

__**Act IV, Scene 2**__
 * 56. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost?**
 * they say he was a great actor and a good man and act very sad because they think he is gone
 * 57. 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
 * 58. 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

**61. In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation?**



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__**Act V**__
 * 62. Why does Theseus dismiss the stories of the four young people?**
 * 63. Why does Theseus choose to see the play about Pyramus and Thisby rather than the other entertainments?**
 * because he is intrigued by the idea of
 * 64. Why does Philostrate try to keep Theseus from seeing the play? What does he say is wrong with it?**
 * because he says it is horrible and that the actors will make the play dreadful
 * 65. What does Theseus mean by the lines, "For never anything can be amiss, when simpleness and duty tender it"?**
 * he means nothing can go wrong as long as they try their best
 * 66. What is accomplished by having the Prologue tell the whole story that the actors are then going to enact?**
 * it accomplishes not scaring the ladies
 * 67. How does Shakespeare use comments from the audience to enhance the humour of the play that they are watching?**
 * 68. What is Hippolyta’s reaction to the play?**
 * 69. In what way is Thisby’s final speech humorous?**
 * 70. What does Oberon tell the fairies to do?**
 * 71. What is the purpose of Puck’s final speech?**
 * 72. Find at least one example of each of the following that occurs during the play within the play. Write down the quote that illustrates example.**
 * excessive alliteration**
 * breaking the play’s illusion of reality**
 * using the wrong word or name**
 * repeating a word excessively**
 * ridiculous metaphor**
 * 72. Find at least one example of each of the following that occurs during the play within the play. Write down the quote that illustrates example.**
 * excessive alliteration**
 * breaking the play’s illusion of reality**
 * using the wrong word or name**
 * repeating a word excessively**
 * ridiculous metaphor**
 * repeating a word excessively**
 * ridiculous metaphor**
 * ridiculous metaphor**
 * ridiculous metaphor**

===**73. In reading the play-within-a-play, we become the audience for the drama played out by Theseus, Hippolyta, and the others. These performers, in turn, form the audience for the reenactment of Pyramus and Thisbe. How does observing another audience help you understand the relationship between audience and performers?**=== ===**74. Modern television shows often create comic effects by having a silly, innocent, or “clueless” character and a sarcastic, knowing, clever character play off of each other. What examples can you think of?**=== ===**75. Identify ways in which Pyramus and Thisbe might be unsuitable for a wedding celebration. Are there any ways in which the play might be appropriate? In what ways is the play-within-a-play an ironic commentary on what the two pairs of young lovers (Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia) have gone through earlier?**===

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