Book Quotes
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
Lysander (Act I, Scene 1)
The Duke of Athens marrying Hippolyta.
Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Mischievous fairy who causes confusion with the love potion.
Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
She runs away into the forest with Lysander.
Hermia
Weaver who gets turned into a donkey.
Nick Bottom
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
Puck (Act III, Scene 2)
The man who loves Hermia but is loved by Helena
Demetrius
Fairy king who wants the Indian boy.
Oberon
Who loves Demetrius even when he rejects her?
Helena
What play do the mechanicals perform for Theseus?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Though she be but little, she is fierce!”
Helena (Act III, Scene 2)
Queen of the Amazons.
Hippolyta
Fairy queen who falls in love with Bottom.
Titania
Who does Puck accidentally make fall in love with Helena?
Lysander
What kind of play is Pyramus and Thisbe meant to be?
A tragedy (but it’s acted as a comedy)
“If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended.”
Puck (Act V, Scene 1)
The group of workers who rehearse a play in the forest.
The Mechanicals
Magical flower that causes love confusion.
“Love-in-idleness”
Who ends up married at the end of the play?
Theseus & Hippolyta, Lysander & Hermia, Demetrius & Helena
Who plays Pyramus in the play within the play?
Nick Bottom
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.”
Helena (Act I, Scene 1)
The Athenian who falls asleep in the woods and wakes up in love.
Lysander
Fairies who serve Titania and sing her to sleep.
Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed
What does the love potion symbolize in the story?
The unpredictability of love
Who enjoys the performance even though it’s bad?
Theseus and Hippolyta