| How did Theseus and Hippolyta meet? | Theseus took her as his prisoner |
| how should Hermia view her father? | as a god |
| What are all the problems that get in the way of love? | sickness, age, different classes, disease, etc. |
| what is Lysander’s view of love? | love doesn’t run smoothly, love has it’s struggles |
| how is it revealed that the artisans do not understand the illusion of theater? | because they don’t understand that men play female parts |
| what are all the consequences of Puck’s mistake? | Lysander falls in love with Helena, Hermia and Helena get into a huge fight, Lysander threatens to kill Demetrius, Helena is hurt because they think this is all a joke, Hermia is hurt by Lysander with his hurtful words. |
| What are the problems with the play the artisans present and how do they resolve each of these problems? | No moonlight- lantern, no wall- a man covered in plaster, frighten the ladies- the lion tells them he isn’t real. |
| why do they not want bottom to play the lion? | because he wants to be all the roles and he is the leader so he needs a lead part. |
| what examples of puns can be found in the play? | ballet-balladwild fowl-bird |
| what does Bottom say when Titania reveals that she loves him? | reason and love don’t go together |
| what are all the roles bottom says he would like to perform in the play? | lion, Pyramus, prologue |
| what is the reason Oberon and Titania are fighting? | over the Indian boy |
| what are all the things that go wrong because these two are not getting along? | flooding, seasons are mixed up, crops can’t be planted, livestock dies, humans don’t go into the woods, etc. |
| what are all the reasons Demetrius gives for Helena not to follow him? | make me sick, hates her |
| what are all the reasons Oberon wants to use the juice of the flower? | wants the boy, he feels bad for Helena |
| what does Hermia think when she wakes and finds Lysander gone? | she thinks he is dead or Demetrius has killed him |
| What does Lysander say about Hermia after the fairies have “charmed” his eyes? | he doesn’t love Hermia anymore and that he hates her and he never loved her. |
| what is Philostrate’s opinion of the artisans play? | doesn’t recommend it that it’s really bas |
| how do the nobles act while watching the play? | respectful and appreciative |
| what is the importance of pucks soliloquy? | so he doesn’t offend anyone, if so he tells them is was all a dream and if they enjoyed it clap |
| What animal does Bottom turn into? | A donkey |
| What is the name of the “charmed” flower? | love-in-idleness |
| What do the artisans use for their “tiring house”? | a hawthorn break |
| Theseus | Duke of Athens, captures Hippolyta and marries her. |
| Egeus | father of Hermia |
| Lysander | in love with Hermia |
| Demetrius | in “love” (has an infatuation) with Hermia |
| Quince | a carpenter- is the prologue |
| Bottom | a weaver- plays Pyramus |
| Flute | a bellows-mender- plays Thisby |
| Snout | a tinker- plays the wall |
| Snug | a joiner- plays the lion |
| Starveling | a tailor- plays the moonshine |
| Hippolyta | Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus |
| Hermia | daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander |
| Helena | in love with Demetrius |
| Oberon | King of the Fairies |
| Titania | Queen of the Fairies |
| Puck | trickster fairy |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Review
July 22, 2019