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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

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Act I, Scene 1 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus?

2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do?

3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia?

4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things?

5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena?

6. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend, why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander’s plans?

7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest?

Act I, Scene 2 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts?

9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene?

10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time?

11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability?

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?

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

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

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

 14. What does Oberon send Puck to find?

 15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania?

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

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

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

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Act II, Scene 2 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality?

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Creating the Magical Mood and Atmosphere of Act 2** =

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**In pairs, use Garage Band to produce the introduction of Act 2 Scene 2.. Use sound effects to create the magical and mysterious mood of the opening. Record the text up to line 34. Create the music to go with the lyrics of the Fairies Song. Upload to your wiki**

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?

26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall?

27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears?

28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors?

29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies?

30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play?

Act III, Scene 2 31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing?

32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake?

33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along?

34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia?

35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past?

36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says?

37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena?

38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? Because she was af 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do?

40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men?

41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania?

42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day?

43. How well does Puck’s trickery work?

====<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Review Question: The climax, or turning point, of //A Midsummer Night’s Dream// comes at the end of Act 3. In point form describe the major plot points of Act Three starting from when Titania falls in love with Bottom leading to the climax or turning point of the play near the end of act three.** ====

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Podcast: Shakespeare plays with ideas of vision, of blindness, and of different ways of interpreting what one sees. Podcast, with music the lines in Act Three that deal with this imagery.** ===

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Act IV, Scene 1 ** <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> Act IV, Scene 2 ** <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play? **

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace? **

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Extending the thought process.**
====<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">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? ====

====<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">b) How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience? ====

====<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">c) In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation? ====

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Act 4 Podcast: Bottom decides to commission Peter Quince to write a ballad called “Bottom’s Dream.” On your own or with a partner, imagine that you have been asked to write the lyrics and compose the musical accompaniment. Remember that at the beginning of act 4, Bottom told the fairies that he likes to listen to the “tongs and bones” (act 4, scene 1, line 30). Tongs were pieces of metal struck against each other and bones were actual bones. These instruments were used in comical or in less sophisticated musical performances. Write the poetry for the ballad ( a minimum of 2 stanzas, 4 lines each), then put it to music!** ==



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