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MND shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's dream by William Shakespeare
Question | Answer |
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Egeus | Father of Hermia |
Lysander | Hermia loves him |
Theseus | Duke of Athens |
Hippolyta | Queen of the Amazons |
Oberon | King of the Fairies |
Helena | Tells Hermia's plans to Demetrius |
Puck | Robin Goodfellow |
Hermia | Arranges to meet Lysander in the woods |
Titania | Queen of the Fairies |
Quince | Wrote "Pyramus and Thisbe" |
Flute | Plays Thisbe |
Demetrius | Helena loves him, but he's to marry Hermia |
Bottom | Wants to play all the roles |
Snout | Plays Wall |
Snug | Wants to play all the roles |
What will be Hermia's fate if she refuses to marry Demetrius? | She will have to choose to die or live as a nun. |
To what do Lysander and Hermia agree? | They will meet on the next night in the woods and escape to Lysander's aunt's house to be married |
On what mission does Oberon send Puck? | Oberon sends Puck to find a flower that has been struck by Cupid's arrow, so he may anoint the sleeping Titania, causing her to blindly fall in love with the first creature she sees upon awakening. |
When puck messes up his mission, what remedy corrects the crossed-loved couples? | Puck drips the potion on Lysander's eyes so he will again love Hermia. |
Name one purpose for Puck's speach at the end opf the play. | Thank the audience, close the play, asks audience to enjoy or pardon thier frivolous entertainment |
Know and explain the themes of MND. | Love, Forbidden love, rebellion, magic, reality vs. dreams,etc. supported by the text.You will need to give examples and explain |
Explain the significance of the setting | Athens vs. Woods= order vs. disorder; law vs. freedom or mystery, magic, darkness. you will need to give examples and explain. |