Midsummer Night’s Dream Quiz Notes

Where does the story take place? In the woods of Athens. At the start of the story, which individuals are being married? Theseus and Hippolyta What is the problem that Egeus presents to Theseus? Hermia, his daughter, does not want…

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Peter Quince

Act 1, Scene 2 [Enter Quince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snout, and Starveling] 1 Is all our company here? 2 — scrip Here is a scroll of every man’s name, which isThought fit, through all Athens, to play in ourInterlude before…

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A Midsummer Nights Dream

By what other name is puck known? Robin Goodfellow What does the fairy tell Puck at the beginning of this scene? The coming of the King and Queen of the fairies Why is Oberon angry with Titania? Oberon thinks Titania…

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Hamlet Act 3

What does Claudius reveal in his aside, where he says, “O, ’tis too true!” in response to some of Polonius’ words? Explain the meaning of the comparison he makes to a prostitute’s make-up, and his situation. Claudius reveals that he…

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Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2

How does this scene prepare the reader for future scenes? Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, now the King and Queen’s spies, are instructed to find the cause of Hamlet’s misery.Claudius and Polonius will spy on a meeting between Ophelia and Hamlet to…

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Hamlet 4.4

Go, captain, from me greet the Danish king;Tell him that, by his licence, FortinbrasCraves the conveyance of a promised marchOver his kingdom. You know the rendezvous.If that his majesty would aught with us,We shall express our duty in his eye;And…

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Hamlet act 3 (scene 3+4)

Claudius is suspicious and nervous about Hamlet. I like him not, nor stands it safe with us to let his madness rage Polonius is hiding to hear what hamlet says Behind the arras I’ll convey myself to hear the process…

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Hamlet Act Four

How does Claudius respond when Gertrude tells him what happened to Polonius? (scene one) Claudius feels that he would’ve been the one to die if he were there. Gertrude tells Claudius that Hamlet “weeps for what is done.” Why does…

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Act 1, Scene 2 – Hamlet

A wedding celebration. Who is the new king of Denmark Claudius Who has Claudius just married Hamlets mother How does Claudius decide to deal with Norway Sends a message to Fortinbras so he can stop pestering them What is Laertes…

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Hamlet Quiz

In Act IV Sc i Horatio tells Claudius that Hamlet has killed Polonius. False Bernardo and Marcellus have urged Horatio to stand watch with them, because they believe they have something shocking to show him. True The ghost functions as…

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