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Bottom’s trade weaving Bottom’s Christian name Nick “king of shadows” Oberon Whose cue was ‘Deceiving me”? Thisbe Play’s location Athens Who had consent to marry Hermia? Demetrius Helena’s father Nedar What course never ran smooth? true love What did the…

extempore (definition) improvise or spontaneous extempore (part of speech) adverb wanes (definition) declining, decreasing wanes (part of speech) adjective woo’d (definition) court woo’d (part of speech) verb feigning (definition) faking feigning (part of speech) adjective beseech (definition) beg, plead beseech…

Act 1 Scene 2After (Quince)Is all our company here? You were best to call them generally, man by man,according to the scrip. Act 1 Scene 2After (Quince)Here is the scroll of every man’s name, which isthought fit, through all Athens,…

Act 1 Scene 1After (Demetrius)Relent, sweet Hermia: and, Lysander, yieldThy crazed title to my certain right. You have her father’s love, Demetrius;Let me have Hermia’s: do you marry him. Act 1 Scene 1After (Egeus)Scornful Lysander! true, he hath my love,And…

Where is the play set? Athens, Greece Around which event is the play centered? Thesus and Hippolyta’s wedding. Who is Hippolyta? Queen of Amazons; Thesus’ wife Who does Hermia love? Lysander Who does Helena love? Demetrius What is the past…

Why is Theseus anxious for the rising of the new moon? He’ll be married to Hippolyta on that day Why is Egeus angry? Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, not Lysander Who does Hermia love? Lysander What alternatives does Theseus…

Actors alter play by adding two prologues Bottom sings about a cuckoo bird which symbolizes a cuckhold, a man whose wife cheats on him An example of dramatic irony is audience knows Puck put ass-head on Bottom but characters don’t…

Hamlet The prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist,. About thirty years old at the start of the play. The son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius. Claudius…

Basic Plot Setting Elsinore, Denmark; sometime between 700-1100; the chronology is notoriously impercise Basic Plot Forward king hamlet (hamlet’s father) has killed king Fortinbras of Norway in a duel; also king hamlet has died of murder Basic Plot the kings…

Liegeman Definition: vassal, subject, followerContext: [Marcellus to Francisco, identifying himself and Horatio] liegemen to the Dane Apparition Definition: Context: Assail Definition: attack, assault, addressContext: [Barnardo to Horatio] And let us once again assail your ears, / That are so fortified…