A+Midsummer+Night's+Dream

Ryo and Mina

media type="file" key="midnight dream Act 1 mina and ryo.m4a" width="300" height="50" 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 and Theseus both think differently on how quick the next four days will pass until their big wedding day.Hippolyta reasons that the next four days and three nights will pass by really quick.Theseus reasons that the next four days will go by very slow. 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do? He brought his daughter and the 2 suitors to Theseus because, He wanted Theseus to tell Hermia that she needs to marry the man that Egeus picks for her.Theseus is the duke of Athens so he has power to tell people what they have to do,so that is why Egeus brought them all to Theseus to get an approval of his choice. 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 rule was that the women/daughter had to listen to their father and who they had to get married to.If they disobey and refuse,they will be executed by the men that they were supposed to marry.It was that or they had to be a nun and live single for the rest of their life.If Hermia doesnt listen to her father she will have to face one of these situations. 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things? It is complicating because Lysander says that he does not suit to marry Hermia. 5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena? Lysander and Hermia had made a plan that in the morning they will run into the forest and run away ,away from Athens away to Lysanders Aunts house (which she thinks its her own son) where they will get married.so they will be away from Athens and no one can bother them.They told Helena that they will be running away, because she knows that Helena loves Demetrius and since Hermia isnt interested in him,she was convincing Helena by saying Lysander is the only one that she loves and how they will be running away and getting marrried. 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? Helena loves Demitius and is hermia's best friend,but she only told Demetious because she though that if she told Demetrious of their plan( Lysander,Hermia)that he will love her again and will be back with her,the only one that appeals to his eyes. 7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest? Her dilemma is chosing which guy to marry, Hermia loves lysander but Hermia`s father and Theseus tells her to marry Demetrius Act I, Scene 2 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts? The reason why Nick Bottom wants to play all the parts is because he thinks he is a very good and talented Actor ,he thinks very full of himself and is very selfish ,thinks that other people will not be good enough for their parts. 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene? it made it funny because he wanted to stand out. Also he sung in front of everyone, he made them laugh to play part of it. 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time? The actors are planning to meet in the forest at midnight to reherse the play,Also at the same time, Lysander and Hermia is going to meet at the forest to run away from Athens and get married. 11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability? I think that Bottom's acting ability is very funny and fun to watch. Bottom thinks that he is a profetional at acting so we want to have all of the rolls Act II, Scene 1 media type="file" key="Act 2.m4a" width="300" height="50" 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? They argue. They are not happy. When they are together bad stuff happen. 11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens? They are here for Theseus's wedding. 12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans? Storm's, flooding, and season's screw up. 13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon? Because the boy in the son of her friends and she promise to take care of the boy. 14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? Flower. 15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? Put then on Titania's eyes and make her love a different creature. 16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? He treats her very poorly but she takes it as a good way. 17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? She responds "there will be no one like him if he acts like this." 18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women? Jealous and fighting. 19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? Oberon doesn't like this fight and feels sorry for her so he asks puck to squeeze juice on a boys eyes. Act II, Scene 2 20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? Because he wants her to remember that she still loves him. 21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? Because they are not married. 22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? he thinks it's the right person. 23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? She thinks he is being mean to her. 24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? Her heart is being stolen in her dream, and in reality her love is being stolen.

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 make a prologue in the end 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall? for the moon light they will open a window and for the wall they are going to make a person to be a wall 27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears? because bottoms head 28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors? When Puck saw their playing, he thought the guy who plays sucks, so he made plan to change his face to scare everyone. 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies? When Titania said she loves him, he was surprised, when he saw fairies, he was very surprised couldn't even talk. 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? she accuses him that he killed Lysander 32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake? they are going to make everyone go to sleep then put flower juice on Lysander`s eyes 33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along? Because he thought he was making fun of her. 34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia? Helena is accusing that Hermia is destroying there friendship 35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past? They went to same school. 36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says? He tells her to go away, and she cant believe him because they used to love each other. 37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena? she accuses her that Helena made the two men fall for her. 38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? Because 2 men loves Helena, and one of men is the guy who falls in love with Hermia so she might hurt Helena. 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do? They are going to fight each other because they love the same person. 40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men? Oberon tell Puck to squeeze the flower juice on two young the men's eyes to be back, and to be peaceful. 41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania? He is going to watch what creature Titania is going to fall in love with. 42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day? Because Oberon planned all of this and he trusts Puck. 43. How well does Puck’s trickery work He is doing very good, this time he separated the two couples up and put flower juice on the mens eyes. Act IV, Scene 1 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? they don't like bottom, but Titania loves him. 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? He was surprised because Titania is sleeping with Bottom who has a donkey head 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? That Titania saw dream that Titania merry with the guy who has a donkey head, also sleep with him. 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? Because of there wedding. 48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods? He thinks that they are celebrating there love or marriage 49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness? His explanation is that he love's Helena and he compared Hermia to an illness because, he is saying that Hermia is just as bad as an illness 50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? His decision is making all three of the couple's wedding's on the same day 51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming? Because many things happened, such as 2 men liking one girl, one of the men was actually liked other girl but he canged his mind when he saw Helena. Also they went back. 52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke? He is going to make it to a story and it is going to be called "bottoms dream"

Act IV, Scene 2 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? They think that Bottom transported. So he can't make for the play. 54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play? That Bottom is very important guy, and they just realized it. 55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace? It is because they have to play there and they have to be there at the time or they can't make money.

** Extending the thought process. **
==== 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? ==== I think that Bottom is a very funny guy, and shows lots of spirit. He also is a very good actor. I think that bottom is not the same as Theseus because Theseus is a calm and nice guy,and if Bottom was like that then there would be must heart or emotion into the play.

==== b) How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience? ==== Everyone who had a dream and woke up thing, was it the real thing or just a dream. I think the person who changed the most was Bottom because once he woke up he was all gentle and full of spirit to do the play. He was also thinking about his teammates and cooperating together.

==== 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 Shakespeare is trying to say love can be changed not by looking at the person but knowing how they act.

Act V 56. Why does Theseus dismiss the stories of the four young people? because the two couples love each other 57. Why does Theseus choose to see the play about Pyramus and Thisby rather than the other entertainments? Because he want to see how the people make the play into tragedy to a comedy. 58. Why does Philostrate try to keep Theseus from seeing the play? What does he say is wrong with it? Philostrate already saw the play and he thinks that the actors when dying are horrible also they forget their lines so he thinks that it does not suit the play. 59. What does Theseus mean by the lines, "For never anything can be amiss, when simpleness and duty tender it"? He means that everything can not be done, just simpleness. 60. What is accomplished by having the Prologue tell the whole story that the actors are then going to enact? They tell the prologe because they want the audience to know who the lion, moonshine, and wall is. 61. How does Shakespeare use comments from the audience to enhance the humour of the play that they are watching? They tragedy but the audience is laughing 62. What is Hippolyta’s reaction to the play? she cried in the end and she also laughed 63. In what way is Thisby’s final speech humorous? because he dies for too long, hes like die die die die and then he wakes up again and dies. 64. What does Oberon tell the fairies to do? He tells the fairies to go to see the 3 couples and bless them for there love. 65. What is the purpose of Puck’s final speech? He wanted the audience who was watching this play to know what the play "The midsummer nights dream was about" Extending the thought process:

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.

excessive alliteration " For, by thy gracious, golden, glittering gleams" "when walls are so wilful to hear without warning". breaking the play’s illusion of reality

using the wrong word or name "Think what thou wilt, I am thy lover's grace;And, like Limander, am I trusty still" "And I like Helen, till the Fates me kill". repeating a word excessively Now die, die, die, die, die Thus Thisby ends: Adieu, adieu, adieu O night, O night! alack, alack, alack ridiculous metaphor

===** 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? ** ===

observing the audience is very interesting because i will know how they react, if they cry, laugh, hate the play,or love the play

 COMPLETION 9/10  EFFORT 8/10  CONTENT 6/10  TOTAL 23/30