Setting
Why do Hermia and Lysander end up in the forest?
They were running away together.
Why does Puck mistakenly love-potion Lysander instead of Demetrius?
He was the first Athenian man Puck saw.
What are Hermia's 3 options at the beginning of the play?
Marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die.
What is Puck's other (full) name?
Robin Goodfellow
What is the difference between Helena and Hermia?
Helena's love begins unrequited/unreturned. Hermia and Lysander are in love with each other.
Why do Helena and Demetrius end up in the forest?
They were chasing Hermia and Lysander.
When Lysander declares his love for Helena, how does she feel?
Made fun of/humiliated
Why are Oberon and Titania fighting at the beginning of the play?
Titania has a changeling child Oberon wants (because she gives the child more attention).
Who are Theseus and Hippolyta?
The duke/king of Athens who is about to marry the duchess/queen.
How did Theseus and Hippolyta come to be engaged?
Theseus kidnapped her (queen of the Amazons) as a war prize.
Why do the Mechanicals (the acting group) go to the forest?
So no one would see them practicing their play (there was nowhere else to go).
What is the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?
Comedy: Chaos --> Order
Tragedy: Order --> Chaos
Who is Egeus, and what does he want?
Hermia's father; he wants her to marry Demetrius.
At the start of the play, who is in love with whom?
Lysander <---> Hermia <--- Demetrius <--- Helena
How does Titania respond when she wakes from the love potion?
Curious, not angry.
What is important about the green world and power?
It flips the real world dynamics upside down.
How does the Green World solve a conflict?
It flips power dynamics upside down.
Why does Oberon allow Titania to be cured of the love potion that made her fall in love with Bottom with the donkey head?
He got the child from her.
How do the characters make sense of their green world experience?
They think it must be a dream
Why does Lysander not respect Demetrius?
Demetrius used to love Helena before wanting to marry Hermia at the beginning of the play--Lysander thinks this is fickle(unreliable) behavior.
What are the two settings in AMSND and what do they represent?
The forest (chaos, magic, wonder) and Athens (order, reality, the city).
Who says "What fools these mortals be!"?
Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
The Mechanicals (actors) want what? And what is stopping them from getting it?
They want to perform a play for Theseus' wedding, but need to practice to be chosen.
What is the relationship between Helena and Hermia? Which man is mixed in?
Friends, though Helena is jealous of Hermia's charming of Demetrius (whom Helena loves and Hermia does not).
Why does Theseus choose the Mechanical's play?
It is about love and relationship, and they are celebrating the weddings.