A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act 2

What did we find our about the current realtionship between Oberon and Titania (King & Queen of Fairies), from Puck and Fairy We found out that Titania and Oberon are fighting over the changeling boy from India.
How have Oberon and Titania been involved with Theseus and Hippolyta in the past, and why did they come to Athens? They came to Athens to see the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. But, Oberon had an affair with Hippolyta and Titania had an affair with Theseus
What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, and on humans. Give an example Their quarrel has been causing nature to go off balance. They caused all of the seasons to switch places. For example, Titania says that “Cold frosts spread over the red roses,”. And now, the humans are confused.
Why won’t Titania give up the changeling boy to Oberon? She won’t give him up, because he was on of her followers children and his mother passed away giving birth. So, Titania felt obliged to to care of the boy.
What does Oberon send Puck to find? How does it work? How does he know of its powers? Oberon sends Puck to find a flower filled with Cupid’s Love/Power. What happens is that you put the pollen/liquid of the flower onto someones eyelids and once they open their eyes the first person they see, they’ll fall madly in love with. Oberon knows of this flower, because he watched blind Cupid shoot his arrow and miss causing him to hit the flower.
Who does Oberon plan to use it on and why? Oberon plans to use it on Titania to make her fall in love with someone else, so she can be distracted and he can get the changeling boy.
Who does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal/physical abuse? She accepts it and does not mind if, for she is so infatuated with Demetrius that it doesn’t phase her.
In what way is Helena’s behavior inappropriate for Athenian women? Athenian women are supposed to be very ladylike and have good poise and obey what they are old. But unlike Helena, she chases Demetrius around and doesn’t listen to what she’s told and isn’t very ladylike at all. As, she also always complains about how ugly she is.
Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? So Oberon can get revenge on Titania cheating so he makes her love an ugly beast, and also to give him time to get the boy.
Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? Because Hermia is a lady and believes that it isn’t ladylike to sleep in the same “bed” before marriage.
Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? Because Puck mistakes Lysander for Demetrius. Causing Lysander to fall in love with Helena.
How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakes? Helena is offended, as she believes Lysander is joking and making fun of her.
How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? Hermia’s dream of a serpent eating her heart and Lysander watching with a smile on his face reflects reality, because Lysander has been enchanted and loves no longer Hermia, but Helena. In this sense that Hermia is very injured by being left by her lover and her heart has been “eaten away”.
July 8, 2019