A+midsummer+Nights+Dream

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

 COMPLETION 6/10  EFFORT 7/10  CONTENT 6/10  TOTAL 19/30

Act I, Scene 1 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? She says that the next 4 days will turn 4 nights. 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do? Bring them to Theseus because Egues wants the rights to kill his daughter if she does not marry who he wishes. 3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia? Thesues says that Hermea can marry Demetrius or be killed or become a nun. 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things? Lysander says that Demetrius had has previous love affairs and is not good enough for his daughter. 5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena? Hermia and Lysander want to run away and get married out side of the city limits, where the city laws don't effect them. 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? She says if he stays there he will fall in love with 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? He thinks he's a better actor then everyone else. Act I, Scene 2 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts? because he thinks he is the best actor there, and wants to prove himself. 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene? He gets water poured on him. Juilet was played by a girl. 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time? Deep In the Forest. 11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability? He is a good actor but could not remember all the lines.

**Podcast Assignment**
media type="file" key="MSND Act1 Final.mp3" width="240" height="20" 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? Titania loves Oberon to much that Oberon does not love her back.

11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens? In the past Oberon had had love affairs with Hippolyta and Titania and Theseus. 12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans? When they fight they cause the seasons to change. 13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon? Titania won't give up the changeling to Oberon cause the changeling was one of Titania's followers. 14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? He sent them to find the flowers that make people love each other. 15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? Make her not love him. so he can steal her blue thing. 16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? Helena reacts positively towards Demtrius’s abuse and the more Demtrius hates the more she loves. 17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? She says she will be his dog if he loves her. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women? Helena's behaviour is inappropriate because women were to be chased not to chase. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? Oberon tells puck to put the love juice into Helena's eye so when she see's Demetrius she falls in love with him.

media type="file" key="AMSND 2 - music final.mp3" width="240" height="20" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Act II, Scene 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Oberon wants Titania to wake up and fall in love with something ugly to make fun of her because he is jealous of her <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? Because she told him to because they are not married yet. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? Love juice? From the flower that cupid shot with his love arrow. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? She seemed surprised. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Hermia's dream is a reflection of reality because the flower has taken away Lysander's love for her. 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 write a pro-log to tell the ladies that everything is fake and not to be scared. 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall? A man is going to hold a lamp to repersent the moon light. 27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears? Because he has the head of an ass. 28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Puck plans to cause more trouble by turning bottom into a boar, fire and a hound and terrorizing them with his forms. 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He is confused because he starts to ding and a women comes out of no where and says she loves him. 30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">He says this because Lysander and Hermia are in love with each other and Egeus tries to make Hermia to marry Demetrius.

Act III, Scene 2 31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing? Falling in love with Helena 32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake? Oberon orders puck to put the antidote in Lysander's eyes. 33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along? Because lysander and Demetruis are fighting over her. 34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia? She thinks that she betrayed her. 35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past? They used to be good friends. 36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says? He treats her bad and insults her. 37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena? Same has 34. 38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? Because she is trying to fight her. 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do? To fight for Helena. 40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men? Put the Antidote in Lysanders eyes so her doesnt love Helena any more he goes back to loving Hermia. 41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania? He is going to put the antidote in her eye so she does not love bottom anymore, and goes back to loving him. 42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day?

43. How well does Puck’s trickery work? Yes it does. Act IV, Scene 1 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? He is giving them orders to bring him food and other things. 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? Mad and sickend. 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? Titania expressed her love for bottom before they they fall asleep. 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? Because they fell asleep. 48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods?

49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness?

50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people?

51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming?

52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke?

Act IV, Scene 2 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost?

54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play?

55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace?

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====<span style="font-size: 1.06em; 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: 1.06em; 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: 1.06em; 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!** ==