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They want to rehearse the play. What is the purpose of the night meeting of the mechanicals? His suggestions are over the top and not always the most simple means. Would you say Bottom’s suggestions are practical or fanciful? He…

What does Lysander say about the path to true love? “The course of true love never did run smooth.”Lysander (I, i)It’s a course with many curves, many obstacles and things you can’t prevent. Some things will be disappointments, some things…

Why has Theseus ordered a revel? Theseus, Duke of Athens, has ordered a revel to celebrate his marriage to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, who he won through battle. The marriage is to take place in four days when there…

What are Theseus and Hippolyta discussing at the beginning of the act (before the lovers enter)? the stories of the lovers. What is Theseus’s opinion? that all the confusion is just their imagination What is Hippolyta’s opinion? she believes the…

1. “And then the moon like to a silver bow New bent in the heaven” -[Line 10] Hippolyta says this because she thinks the night will go by fast before the wedding 2. “I wooed thee with my sword” [Line…

O.J. Campbell – C’s weakness before his mother This repeated quailing before his moher deprives Coriolanus of the dignity every tragic hero must posses O.J. Campbell – arrogance his arrogant atitude Tom Hiddleston – his hardness He’s so hard he…

Which quote demonstrates ambition and corruption as eventually meaningless? “Where be your gibes now?… your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?” Which quote demonstrates that whilst meaningless, status still bears lasting effect? “If…

What are Hamlet’s directions to the players in lines 1-47? To be a good actor, provide a reflection of real life, and show virtue. To whom in Shakespeare’s theater does Hamlet refer in line 11? The audience In lines 49-50…

What does Claudius’s aside in Scene 1, lines 50-55, reveal about him? His aside tells the audience that he did, indeed, kills his brother. Hamlet’s command “Get there to a nunnery” (Scene 1, line 22) can be interpreted in two…

Which address from Polonius to Laertes demonstrates his emphasis on honour? “…it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.” Which words indicate Laertes’s attempted moral and intellectual dominance over Ophelia? “fashion”/ “toy…