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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
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Egeus brought his daughter and her suitors to Theseus because he wanted her to marry one of the suitors and she wanted to marry the other. He expected Egeus to allow the ancient law that if she doesn't obey his wishes he may "be rid" of her, in other words, kill her.=====

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Lysander and Hermia decide to meet the following night where Hermia and Helena used to meet, and run away to his aunts house where they should be wed. They tell Helena because she is so destressed about Hermia and Demetrius for she loves Demetrious.=====

In the hopes that he will be angry at Hermia and come running back to her!
====7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest? ====

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Hermia's dilema is that, by law, her father may kill her is she doesn't obey him. Theseus and her father give her three choices; to obeyhis wishes, to die, or to become a nun. Lysander suggests they meet and run away together to get married.=====

Bottom's acting skills are rather poor, although he believes that he is an incredible actor! The very best!
Act II, Scene 1

10. What does the reader find out about the current relationship between Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies, from Puck and the first fairy?

They find out that they always fight when they're together and they just do not get along.

11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens?

There are rumors that Oberon and Hippolyta had an affair and that Titania and Theseus had an affair.

12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans?

When they quarrel bad natural disasters such as storms happen and that affects the local people and their crops.

13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon?

She won't give him the changeling because he's one of her close friends children and she feels a connection with him.

14. What does Oberon send Puck to find?

He sends him to find these flowers that have been hit by cupid's arrow and that have a magic juice that comes out of the petals when crushed that have the same affect as cupid's arrow.

15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania?

He will use these magic juices to force Titania to fall in love with some hideous creature.

16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse?

She has a comeback to everything he says and twists it to prove her love for him even more.

17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse?

She says she's like a loyal dog and she will follow him no matter how much he kicks and abuses her.

18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women?

She's fawning after him.

19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena?

He tells him to help her and make Demetrius fall for Helena using the magic juices from the flowers.

Act II, Scene 2

20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing?

For revenge. He's angry and he wants her to suffer but not physically.

21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her?

She insits because she doesn't want him trying anything sexual during the night.

22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? He does it by accident because he was mistaken for Demetrious, for Puck was told to look for the man in Athenian robes and it appeared that that was what Lysander was wearing.

23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? She thinks it to be a cruel trick and that he is taunting her with fake love.

24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? She dreams her heart is eaten by a serpent and this happens as Lysander falls out of love with her and in love with Helena, and he represents her heart.

Act III, Scene 1 25. How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramus kills himself or when the lion roars? They are going to add a small piece into the play explaining that Pyramus does not actually kill himself and that the lion is not actually real. 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall? They will simply open a window and let the moonlight shine in for they were lucky enough to have a full moon that night and they will have person represent wall and hold his fingers "thus" (to form a small hole) which Thisbe and Pyramus will whisper through. 27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears? They run away because he has the head of an ass and he scares them. 28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors? To perhaps become part of the play. to scare them more. 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies? He accepts their love and attention and takes advantage of this new oppertunity. 30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play? It is so perfect because everyone is so in love with eachother with no particular reason or logic. They are just in love.

Act III, Scene 2 31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing? She accuses him of murdering her Lysander for that is the only reason she can think of that he would leave her during the night. 32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake? They are going to undo what htey did to Lysander, forcing him to fall back in love with 33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along? She has wanted him to love her all along but it is so sudden and the complete opposite to what he said before so she think that he is pretending to be in love with her as a cruel joke. 34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia? She accuses Hermia of betraying their friendship and joining in on the mean trick. 35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past? They were bestfriends since childhood. 36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says? Lysander tells Hermia that he hates her and loves Helena but Hermia doesn't wish to accept this because she is so deeply in love with Lysander and she believed him to be equally as in love with her. 37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena? Of stealing her one true love and betraying their friendshinp. 38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? She is affraid because, though she is small, Hermia is fiesty and can be vicious. She may harm Helena. 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do? They go off to battle over who shall have fair Helena. 40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men? He tells him to play tricks on them and have them run around until they are too tired to run anymore and when they fall asleep Oberon and Puck will correct their error. 41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania? He is going to allow her to fall in love with an ugly beast for a period of time as his revenge and then undo it later. 42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day? For he has completed his task; Titania is in love with a beast. 43. How well does Puck’s trickery work? Puck's trickery works well, he tiers them all and put the juices from the magic herb on Lysander's eyelids so that he will fall back in love with Hermia.

Act IV, Scene 1 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? He has accepted the extra attention and has the fairies care for his every whim. He takes full advantage of it. 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? He begins to feel sorry for her and slightly guilty for causing it. 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? He tells her that it was simply a bad dream and that none of it was real. 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? They are out fox hunting in the morning and they come across the couples asleep. 48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods? That they wanted to join them on the hunt perhaps. 49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia (Helena?) to an illness? He explains how Lysander and Hermia planned to run away together and how Helena had told him so he had gone into the woods to find them and Helena had followed him out of love. He had fallen in love with Helena. He compares his love for Helena (?) to an illness because it's almost like he caught it and it was quite sudden and he can't help but love her. 50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? They will all marry the ones they love and they shall have a triple wedding! 51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming? Because finally they're all getting exactly who they love and it's been so complicated up until now that it seems unbelievable that it will easily work out. 52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke? He is going to turn his "dream" into a prologue and show it to the Duke as a form of entertainment. Act IV, Scene 2 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? They believe he was indeed a great actor and it is such a shame because they now lost their best actor. 54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play? They regret not getting payed for they believe that it would have been so good and they would have been payed so much that they all would have been rich. 55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace? For it is almost time for the wedding.

Extending the thought process.
====a) The fourth act opens and ends with Bottom at center stage. What is your opinion of Bottom’s character? How might he be the antithesis, or opposite, of Theseus’s character?==== ====You're almost feeling sorry for Bottom's character by the end of the play. He is extremely self focused but at the same time it seems everyone gives him a hard time. I still belive that he is selfish but with everything he's put through I can just about forgive him for that fault. He might be the opposite of Theseus's character because he would like it to work out for everyone. He cares and wants the young and in love couples together. He is not only centered on himself.==== ====b) How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience?==== ====Most just think think it was an odd dream and are not very changed. The only character who has changed is Demetrius for he now loves Helena. Hermia and Lysander still love each other and Helena still loves Demetrius.==== ====c) In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation?==== He is trying to say that love can sometimes seem unreal. It's almost an exraordinary experience, when you can't control your feelings and it sometimes makes you do stupid things that you may regret later but at the time you can't help. It's like a sickness that takes over you and your thoughts and actions.

Act V?

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