Quotes
"Asleep, my love?
What, dead, my love?
O Pyramus, arise!"
(character or actor name)
Thisbe/Flute
Why did Theseus allow the couples to stay together?
To celebrate true love
Mend
Improve
Which townsperson plays the role of “Pyramus” in Pyramus and Thisbe?
Bottom
Who wrote "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
William Shakespeare
"No, in truth, sir, he should not. 'Deceiving
me' is Thisbe's cue. She is to enter now, and I am
to spy her through the wall"
Bottom
What is a reason that the couples watching "Pyramus and Thisbe" disliked it?
The play was poorly performed/Absurd directive choices
Moused
Torn or shaken
Which character ends the act by telling the audience that those offended should consider the entire play a dream?
Robin Goodfellow/Puck
What city does "A Midsummer Night's Dream" take place in?
Athens
"Say what abridgement have you for this evening,
What masque, what music? How shall we beguile
The lazy time if not with some delight?"
Theseus
Why does Theseus choose to watch “Pyramus and Thisbe”?
Thinks the play would be good as long as the townspeople put in effort/Entertainment for wedding
Beshrew
Curse
Who reads the list of plays to Theseus?
Philostrate
A Donkey Head
"So shall all the couples three
Ever true in loving be,
And the blots of Nature's hand
Shall not in their issue stand."
Oberon
Why does Snug tell the audience that the lion isn’t real?
To avoid frightening the audience/Avoid punishment
Dumbly
Silently
Which townsperson plays the role of “Moonshine” in Pyramus and Thisbe?
Starveling
What is the name of Hermia's father?
Egeus
"But all the story of the night told over,
And all their minds transfigured so together,
More witnesseth than fancy's images,
And grows to something of great constancy,
But, howsoever, strange and admirable."
Hippolyta
Why does Pyramus decide to end his life?
Mistakenly believes that Thisbe has died/Is devoted to Thisbe (even in death)
Conned
Memorized
What are the names of the newly married characters?
(All 6)
Theseus and Hippolyta
Lysander and Hermia
Demetrius and Helena
What year did Shakespeare write "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
1596
(Be within 50 year range)