What is the setting | Athens |
How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next 4 days will pass different from that of Theseus | She’s getting married to someone she doesn’t like and doesn’t respect him while he’s happy |
How do marriages in ancient Athens come about | The parents choose who you get married to |
Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do. | For backup for her to choose who she gets married to |
What was the proper role for women and daughters in athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus | They were property |
Theseus gives Hermia three choices what are they | Marry Demetrius, die, become a nun |
What do Lystander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena | They plan to escape to Lystanders aunts house and they tell helena because theats hermia s best friend |
Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend why does she decide to tell Demtrius of Hermia and Lystanders plan. | Because Helena wants to show she’s better than Hermia and that demitrius will love her. |
What is the name of the play and the mechanicals are practicing | Pyrus and Thesbi |
Why are the men going to preform in this play | To preform for king and queen of castle women can’t preform |
What is bottoms opinion of his acting ability. What leads the reader to believe the opposite is true | Bottom’s opinon of the acting is good but the reader thinks opposite because he’s bragging |
Who is the leader of the mechanicals | Quince |
Where do they plan to meet to rehearse the play | The forest of the woods. |
What is a character trait that leads to the downfall of a character | a tragic flaw |
Whats a type of drama where many characters die | Tragedy |
whats the division of an act | Scenes |
what is a character who is the complete opposite of another character. | Foil |
Who plays with the destruction of a noble character through a flaw | Elizabethans |
Who provides information and is only heard not seen | Narrator |
What is the dialogue where one character speaks to another | Monologue |
What type of drama features weddings and/or a happy ending | Comedy |
What is a character who disagrees or conflicts with the main character | Antagonist |
Main character | Protagonist |
What is dialogue that provides the audience with information but other | Aside |
Distinctive features and personality traits of a character | characterization |
Dialouge that allows a character to express internal thoughts | soliloquy |
Type of play about the weak and mean | Modern |
plays with destruction of a noble person through fate | Greeks |
In a soliloquy, a character cannot think in their head and must therefore __________ _____________ ________________ | think out loud |
Division of a play | Acts |
A midsummer nights dream Act 1 study guide
July 17, 2019