| They want to rehearse the play. | What is the purpose of the night meeting of the mechanicals? |
| His suggestions are over the top and not always the most simple means. | Would you say Bottom’s suggestions are practical or fanciful? |
| He is transformed. | What happens after Bottom walks away from the actors for a minute? |
| He often mispronounces or misuses vocabulary. | How does Bottom misuse language? |
| He thinks they are playing a prank on him. | What does Bottom think of the responses of his fellow actors to his transformation? |
| Bottom singing | What wakes Titania? |
| Titania tells Bottom he is handsome and wise….and yet tells the fairies to tie his mouth. | What is ironic and humorous about Titania’s speech in scene I? |
| He says that love and reason often do not share company. | How is Bottom truly wise? |
| Puck | What character is used to connect the multiple plots together? |
| The dream of Lysander’s death | What dream is echoed in the references by Hermia and Demetrious to “piercing through” the heart and the Earth? |
| He has killed Lysander. | What does Hermia believe that Demetrious has done? |
| He wants to see Helena’s love returned | Why is Robin delighted with Oberon’s use of the flower on Demetrious? |
| She followed the sound of his voice. | How has Hermia located the Lysander in the dark wood? |
| She asks heaven to “shield” Lysander. | At the end of scene II, how do we know that Hermia still loves Lysander despite his language of hate? |
| He has made fools of them. | Robin “accidentally” makes a mess of things in this act. How does Puck’s actions effect the Athenian couples’ behaviour? |
A Midsummer NIght’s Dream Act 3
July 18, 2019