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What does the act 2 prologue say happened to Romeo’s love for Rosaline? How is this an example of foreshadowing? It says that romeo’s love for Rosaline is dead. This is an example of foreshadowing because it mentions a death…

Aside a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage soliloquy a speech given by a character alone on stage blank verse unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) comic relief A humorous…

Soliloquy an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. inconclusive not leading to a firm conclusion; not ending doubt or dispute. Foil A character who acts…

What is the name of this character? Puck/Robin Goodfellow What are these creatures called? fairies What is not true of Shakespeare? He…a) was born in Stratford, Englandb) was an actor and playwrightc) based his plots on models from Classical Greek…

How were fairies different in Shakespeare’s time? Fairies used to be men and women who ruled the natural world. However, they have become female, winged people in modern culture. Whereas Shakespeare’s fairies were mischeivous and always the cause of trouble,…

Why does Theseus select Quince’s play? all the other plays are sad or he has seen many times before What is the attitude of the Athenians as they watch the play? The Athenians take up Theseus’ idea of laughing at…

Peter Quince a carpenter- prologue in the play of Pyramus and Thisbe Nick Bottom a weaver- Pyramus Francis Flute a bellows-mender- Thisbe Tom Snout a tinker- Wall Robin Starveling a tailor- Moonshine Snug a joiner- Lion

Egeus -father of Hermia-didn’t want Hermia to marry Lysander-gave her three options: nun, die, marry Demetrius-wanted her to marry Demetrius Lysander -in love with Hermia at beginning-persuades Hermia to run away into the woods and get married-by love potion fell…

When Puck describes to Oberon how the tradesmen/actors reacted when they saw Bottom transformed into a jackass, what analogy does Puck use to describe the manner in which the men scattered? What does this analogy show us about the power…

Theseus and Hippolyta Theseus and Hippolyta bookend A Midsummer Night’s Dream, appearing in the daylight at both the beginning and the end of the play’s main action. They disappear, however, for the duration of the action, leaving in the middle…