| How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? | He takes full advantage of it. |
| What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? | Pity. |
| What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? Do you think he will tell her the truth? | Opinion. It is Oberon’s fault that Titania fell in love with Bottom, and he tricked her into giving up the Indian boy so he may lie. |
| Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? | They are hunting. |
| What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods? | Woke up early to celebrate May Day. |
| What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness? | Says he followed Hermia and Lysander and Helena followed him. He describes it as an illness because it was not permanent. |
| What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? | He decides to override Egeus. The two couples will marry alongside Theseus and Hippolyta that night. |
| Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming? | Oberon makes it hard for them to remember the events clearly. |
| Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that dream to entertain the duke? | He plans to have Peter Quince write it as a ballad for him to perform during the intermission of the play. |
| What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? | They think he is a great man and the only person who could possibly play Pyramus. |
| What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play? | They regret losing the pension. (money) |
| Why must the artisans hurry to the duke’s palace? | They must hurry because the Duke has had his dinner already and will be wanting entertainment soon. |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 4
July 14, 2019