Basic Information
Who is the narrator of the play?
Tom Wingfield
Who is Amanda Wingfield?
Tom and Laura’s mother
What is the main conflict of the play?
Tom’s desire to escape vs family responsibility
Why does Amanda push Laura to attend business school?
To prepare her for independence
Why does Tom leave home?
To pursue freedom and escape responsibility
Who wrote the play?
William Shakespeare
Who is Egeus?
Hermia’s father
What is the main conflict among the lovers?
Complicated and mismatched romantic relationships
What is Lysander’s plan?
To run away with Hermia
What happens at the wedding celebration?
The mechanicals perform their play
Where does the play take place?
St. Louis
Who is Laura Wingfield?
Tom’s shy, fragile sister
What conflict exists between Tom and Amanda?
Control vs independence
What does Amanda ask Tom to do?
Find a gentleman caller for Laura
What is another major theme?
Illusion vs reality
Where does the play take place?
Athens and a nearby forest
Who does Hermia love?
Lysander
What conflict exists between Oberon and Titania?
A disagreement over a child
What mistake does Puck make?
He puts the potion on the wrong man
What is another major theme?
Illusion vs reality
What is the primary setting of the play?
The Wingfield family apartment
What is Tom’s job?
Warehouse worker
What internal conflict does Laura face?
Fear of social interaction
What is revealed immediately after the kiss?
Jim is already engaged
What does Amanda represent?
The past and nostalgia
What event is being prepared at the beginning of the play?
The wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta
Who is in love with Demetrius?
Helena
What causes the confusion between the lovers?
The love potion
What happens after Demetrius is also enchanted?
Both men fall in love with Helena
What is the tone of the ending?
Happy and comedic
What type of play is it considered?
A memory play
What does the glass menagerie symbolize?
Laura’s fragility and isolation
What external conflict affects the family?
Financial struggle
What does Tom do at the end of the play?
Leaves the family
What does Jim represent?
Reality and possibility
Who is Theseus?
Duke of Athens
Who are the “mechanicals”?
A group of workers putting on a play
What type of conflict exists between Hermia and Helena?
Friendship vs jealousy
What happens to Titania at the end?
She is freed from the spell
What does Bottom’s transformation represent?
Absurdity and humor
Who wrote the play?
Tennessee Williams
Who is Jim O’Connor?
The gentleman caller
Why does Amanda pressure Laura?
She wants her to be secure and married
What does the broken unicorn symbolize?
Laura becoming briefly “normal”
What is the tone of the ending?
Bittersweet
Who is Hippolyta?
Queen of the Amazons
What is Nick Bottom’s role?
Leader of the mechanicals
Why do the lovers go into the forest?
To escape Athenian law and pursue love
How are the lovers paired at the end?
Lysander with Hermia, Demetrius with Helena
What is the final message about love?
It is unpredictable and complicated