In the beginning of the play, whom does Lysander love? | Lysander loves HERMIA at the beginning of the play. |
Theseus is the duke of where? | Duke of Athens |
Why is Oberon upset with Titania at the beginning of the play? | Oberon is upset with Titania at the beginning of the play because she stole a child from him. |
Describe the actors/ mechanicals | The actors are lower-class servants/peasants who are attempting to put on a play. They are NOT professional actors. |
Later in the play, Titania falls in love with… | Bottom |
The cause of the love mix up in the forest is… | A love potion |
In the beginning of the play, the character that no one is in love with is… | Helena |
The reason the mechanicals/ actors are in the forest is… | To rehearse a play |
At the end of the play, which couple is NOT together | Oberon and Hippolyta |
The Duke invites the other Athenian couples to… | take part in a triple wedding ceremony |
William Shakespeare lived during which time period? | 1500’s – 1600’s |
How do most of Shakespeare’s comedies end? | With a marriage or celebration |
Where did Shakespeare live and die? | Stratford, England |
What type of language did Shakespeare use in his play? | Elizabethan |
Shakespeare’s plays are still popular today because he wrote about human __________ and how people ___________. | Shakespeare’s plays are still popular today because he wrote about human NATURE and how people BEHAVE. |
Shakespeare’s plays can be categorized into which three types? | Comedies, tragedies, and histories |
Shakespeare’s COMEDIES can be categorized as… | romantic, happy, and problem comedies |
The narrator often the joker or jester in the comedy, serves the audience by informing them of what has happened through __________________ and _________________. | The narrator often the joker or jester in the comedy, serves the audience by informing them of what has happened through CLEVER REMARKS and OBSERVATION. |
What are the three sub plots of A Midsummer Night’s Dream? | 1). The lovers2) The fairies3) The Bumpkins |
“Hernia’s a toad!” Is an example of what type of figurative language? | Metaphor. Hernia is compared to a toad without using the words “like” or “as” |
“Whereat, with blade, with bloody blameful blade, he bravely broached his boiling bloody beast” is an example of what figurative language? | Alliteration. The “b” sound repeats. |
Every elf and fairy Sprite/ Hop as light as a bird” is an example of what figurative language? | Similar. The hopping of the elves and fairies is compared to the hopping of a bird USING THE WORD “as” TO MAKE THE COMPARISON. |
The play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream begins with… | Theseus ordering Hermia to marry Demetrius. |
During the RISING ACTION of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, what does Puck do? | Puck uses the magic flower to enchant multiple characters. |
During the FALLING ACTION in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, what happens? | The mechanicals/ actors perform their play for the Royal Athenians |
FROM YOUR MEMORY, be able to list ONE theme of A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Possible themes: Love, Gender Roles, Transformation, Art and Culture, Versions of Reality, Supernatural/ Magic |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Plot/ Quiz Questions
August 26, 2019