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media type="file" key="MSND act 3 5.mp3"media type="file" key="MSND Act 2 Matthew haussmann.mp3" width="240" height="20"“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” media type="file" key="MSND act 4 1.mp3"media type="file" key="MSND act1 Matthew h..mp3"  Act I, Scene 1  1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus?  Hippolyta's reasoning for the time to come was that the days to come would pass very quickly while Theseus thought that it would take a long time.

 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do?  Egeus brought them because he expects his daughter to marry Demitrius or die at her father's hand.

 3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia?  The role of women was to always obey their fathers, and that Theseus' daughter was to see him as a god.

 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things?  Lysander's comment was that Hermia was in love with him so that Demetrius had no right to marry her, and he was going against the law with his argument so it complicated things. It would make sense that she should marry him because he loved her and vice versa

 5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena?  They plan to go get married in his aunt's house outside of Athens and Athenian law. They tell Helena because they are sympathetic for her and it gives her a new chance.

 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?  Because she hopes that by telling Demetrius, he will be so grateful that he will fall in love with her and forget about the two others.

 7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest?  She is in love with Lysander but has to marry Demitrius.Her father gives her a choice to marry Demitrius or live life as a nun. lysander's suggestion is that they go to his aunt's house and get married.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Act I, Scene 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Because he is very egotistic and believes that he would be best for all the parts.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It is funny in the way that Bottom thinks of himr live but is probably worse than

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> They are to meet at the Duke's Oak in the palace woods.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Bottom's acting ability is quite overacted, but his own opinion is that he is perfect enough to play all the parts and he is quite wrong. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ACT 1 podcast

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">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? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">that they are having a fight.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they have both had affairs with them in the past, Titania with Theseus, and Oberon with Hippolyta.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> floods occur and crops rot and die, and many other bad things happen.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Because he is trying to make it his henchman but titania promised that she would keep the baby safe

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A magical flower; a pansy

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he is going to rub the magical juice into her eyes and make her fall in love with the first thing she sees

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> she brings everything right back around on Demetrius and says she would enjoy it.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> she says he can treat her like a dog and that she would enjoy it

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> women were supposed to obey their father's command and love who they are meant to love

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he tells him to put the juice on the eyes of the Athenian man so that he will fall in love with Helena.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Act II, Scene 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Because they are arguing and he wants some revenge for her not giving him the child

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> because she thinks he won't be able to control himself and wants to wait until after they are married to

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> because he thinks that he is Demetrius because he was told to know the athenian man he was supposed to anoint by the clothes that he was wearing.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> she thinks that he is mocking her.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">because the snake was eating her heart so she would lose love and lysander just stood by and watched.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Act III, Scene 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 25. How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramus kills himself or when the lion roars? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> They are going to have the actors for the parts do prologues and epilogues telling the audience that the are not real.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they are going to use the full moon that will be on the night of their performance to light it, and they are going to get an actor to play the wall because they can't get a wall into the area.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they run away because he has a donkey's head and they think they are being haunted.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he plans to mess with the play and be an "auditor", and then lead them in a round in different forms such as a hound.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he reacts by wanting to get to know them better and treats them like normal people.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play this statement is apt because many characters are falling in love instantly because of the flower's juice and the love is caused entirely from the flower.Act III, Scene 2

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> She accuses him of killing lysander.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they are going to put the juice onto lysander's eyes so he falls in love with Hermia.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> she thinks that he is making fun of her.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> She accuses her of being a puppet.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they have been best friends since childhood.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he treats her like he doesn't love her anymore and she can't believe it because

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> of being a thief of love.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> she is afraid that she will scratch her eyes out.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they are going off to fight over Helena because they both fell in love with her after the juice was applied to their eyes.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> He tells him to trick them andthen put the juice onto Lysander's eyes so he will fall in love with Hermia

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> He is going to ask for the changeling boy and if she gives it to him he will release her from the flower's love power.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Because he says that his business will be completed during day

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 43. How well does Puck’s trickery work? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It works well so that Demitrius thinks that he is following Lysander and that Lysander thinks he is following Demitrius when he calls out to them.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> He begins to enjoy it and takes his opportunities to indulge.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he feels guilty and jealous when he sees them.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he will probably tell her she had been enchanted by something so that he does not get blamed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they are on a hunt with their dogs in celebration of the wedding.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he says they have risen early to celebrate the holiday.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he says that Helena's grace and stealth caught his eye and that his love for Hermia became childish and amateur.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he is going to have Demitrius marry Helena, and Lysander marry Hermia.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> because they can't find an explanation for the happenings.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he is going to get quince to write him a song about it

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they think that he was a great actor now that they don't have him, before they just thought he was an over-actor.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they regret losing bottom from their crew.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> because they have been selected to perform their act.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Extending the thought process. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">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-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He is a good character because he show emotion and develops over the play and we start to feel for him.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">b) How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience?

They all think that they have been dreaming and can't find an answer. Demetrius is permanently changed because he now loves Helena.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">c) In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation?

I think he is saying that love can be sweet at the time, but can be ridiculous and amateurish

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Act V <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 56. Why does Theseus dismiss the stories of the four young people? He believes that they are all crazy and that love can cause people to do pretty stupid things.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">57. Why does Theseus choose to see the play about Pyramus and Thisby rather than the other entertainments? because he has seen all the other ones before and wants something new and genuine.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">58. Why does Philostrate try to keep Theseus from seeing the play? What does he say is wrong with it? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he does not think that it will be a good performance. He says that it is ridiculous and silly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">59. What does Theseus mean by the lines, "For never anything can be amiss, when simpleness and duty tender it"? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he means that there is nothing that can go wrong from hard work and effort.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">60. What is accomplished by having the Prologue tell the whole story that the actors are then going to enact? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> some humour is stirred in the audience but the actors mean to make sure the lady's in the audience are not scared.61.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">61.How does Shakespeare use comments from the audience to enhance the humour of the play that they are watching? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he gives them their opinion and sets the mood to being one of humour.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">62. What is Hippolyta’s reaction to the play? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> she thinks that it is silly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">63. In what way is Thisby’s final speech humorous? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> it is humorous because she asks pyramus, dead, if he's asleep.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">64. What does Oberon tell the fairies to do? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> he tells them to sing and dance through the house.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">65. What is the purpose of Puck’s final speech? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to reassure the audience and to tell them that what happened does not matter and does not mean anything

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Extending the thought process:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find at least one example of each of the following that occurs during the play within the play. Write down the quote that illustrates example.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">excessive alliteration <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whereat, with blade, with bloody blameful blade, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> He bravely broach'd is boiling bloody breast;

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">breaking the play’s illusion of reality <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the lion says: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"You, ladies, you, whose gentle hearts do fear <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The smallest monstrous mouse that creeps on floor, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> May now perchance both quake and tremble here, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> When lion rough in wildest rage doth roar. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Then know that I, one Snug the joiner, am <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A lion-fell, nor else no lion's dam; <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> For, if I should as lion come in strife <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Into this place, 'twere pity on my life."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">using the wrong word or name <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pyramus: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Wilt thou at __//**Ninny's**//__ tomb meet me straightway? supposed to be Ninu's

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">repeating a word excessively <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> prologue: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If we offend, it is with our good will. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> That you should think, we come not to offend, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> But with good will. To show our simple skill,

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a) In reading the play-within-a-play, we become the audience for the drama played out by Theseus, Hippolyta, and the others. These performers, in turn, form the audience for the reenactment of Pyramus and Thisbe. How does observing another audience help you understand the relationship between audience and performers?

It gives you an idea of they mood and reactions that should be displayed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">b) Modern television shows often create comic effects by having a silly, innocent, or “clueless” character and a sarcastic, knowing, clever character play off of each other. What examples can you think of?

Spongebob Squarepants and a bunch of the other characters that are in the series. that is the best example I can think of because there are many who play off of Spongebob.

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