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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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  • Upon overhearing Demetrius and Helena fighting in the woods, what does Oberon command Puck to do?
    He sends Puck to put flower juice in a young Athenian man’s eyes as he sleeps.
  • Before rehearsal their play, what are the four issues they are worried about?
    Pyramus' suicide, the ladies being afraid of the lion, there being no moon, and there being no wall
  • Does Theseus believe the story told to him by Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia, and Helena?
    No
  • When Theseus says Hermia must marry Demetrius, what do Lysander and Hermia decide to do?
    Runaway to live at Lysander’s aunt’s house and be married.
  • Finding the two couples asleep in the wood and learning of their change of heart, what order does Theseus give?
    He declares Helena should marry Demetrius, and Hermia should marry Lysander today at the same time as Theseus’ and Hippolyta’s wedding.
  • What does Hermia think Helena used to steal Lysander?
    Height
  • Who is Oberon?
    King of the Fairies
  • Who is Hermia’s father?
    Egeus
  • What does Helena think of Hermia after both men are in love with Helena?
    She thinks Hermia has joined in the pranks.
  • This last speech has many purposes. Name three things it does:
    It ends the play. It thanks the audience. It apologizes to the audience and tells them to act like it was just dream.
  • How is the flower juice problem fixed to help the couples?
    Puck drips the potion on Lysander's eyes so he will again love Hermia.
  • Who is in love with Hermia at the beginning of the play and ends up marrying her?
    Lysander
  • Why does Hippolyta believe the lovers?
    Because she thinks it's strange that they all had the same "dream."
  • Who does Snug play in Pyramus and Thisbe?
    The lion
  • To whose eyes does Puck apply the potion by mistake?
    Lysander's eyes.
  • What is Puck known for?
    His mischievousness and tricks
  • Who falls in love with Bottom during the play?
    Titania
  • On what mission does Oberon send Puck?
    Oberon sends Puck to find a flower that has been struck by Cupid's arrow so that Titania will fall in love with an ugly creature.
  • Whose head was turned into that of a donkey’s?
    Bottom
  • What news does Puck bring Oberon after he has used the flower juice for the first time?
    Titania is in love with a guy with a donkey’s head, and he has successfully put the juice in the Athenian man’s eyes.
  • Why does Titania give Oberon the child?
    She loves Bottom so much that she forgot about the child.
  • When he wakes up from his first sleep, who does Lysander see and love?
    He sees and loves Helena.
  • Why is Oberon angry with Titania?
    She had an Indian child he wanted, and she cheated on him
  • How do the mechanicals react to Bottom's transformation?
    They run away scared.
  • Who wrote and directed the play, Pyramus and Thisbe?
    Quince
  • Who is going to marry Theseus?
    Hippolyta
  • What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius?
    She will have to die or become a nun.
  • What is the setting for A Midsummer Night's Dream?
    Athens, Greece
  • Who is Theseus?
    The Duke of Athens
  • Who is Robin Goodfellow?
    Puck
  • What do all the Athenians think happened to them in the woods?
    They think they had a strange dream.
  • Who played the girl, Thisbe, in Pyramus and Thisbe?
    Flute
  • Who did Hermia’s father want her to marry?
    Demetrius
  • Who is in love with Demetrius during the play?
    Helena
  • Why does Bottom want a prologue written for the play?
    He wants one written so the actors don’t scare the ladies in the audience.
  • Who is in love with Lysander?
    Hermia
  • What do the fairies do after the palace goes to sleep?
    Oberon sends them out to sing and dance and bless the new lovers on their wedding night.
  • What is the name of the flower that Oberon sends Puck to go get?
    Love-in-Idleness
  • What color is the "love-in-idleness" flower?
    Purple
  • What are the names of the four fairies to Titania?
    Cobweb, Mustardseed, Peaseblossom, Moth