Midsummer Nights Dream Characters
What was the name of the "Queen of Fairies"
Titania
What means "capable of being spread from person to person by contact or association?"
contagious
How did Theseus obtain his wife?
He won her in battle
What type of figurative language makes a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Simile
What is the main theme of the play?
Love
Who was originally in love with Lysander?
Hermia
This is an adjective that means characterized by moral excellence.
virtuous
What does Puck do with the flower?
He puts it on Lysander's eyes instead of Demetrius's
What does Lysander compare love to?
A bumpy road
What "genre" is this play considered?
A comedy
Who said, "The course of true love never did run smooth?"
Lysander
What means, "having a strong desire for someone, especially in a depressed or gloomy way?"
Languish
Why is Oberon upset with Titania?
She refuses to give him the Indian Boy.
This type of figurative language gives an object "human qualities" or characteristics.
Personification.
What does the character "Puck" symbolize in English literature
Mischief and trickery
Who is Theseus?
The Duke of Athens
"Showing a lack of respect."
disdainful
Where was Lysander and Hermia planning to get married?
Lysander's Aunt's house
What type of figurative language is being used when Hermia states Athen's transformation from "a heaven unto a hell"?
hyperbole
What symbolism could Cupid's arrow portray?
That love can never be trusted.
Who is chosen to be the "lion" in the Mechanicals Play?
Snug
dissension
Who says, "I am that Merry Wanderer of the Night?"
Puck, Robin Goodfellow
What does the metaphor of sickness help Helena express?
Helena wishes she could "catch" Hermia's qualities/ beauty.
Why was a lot of the book at night?
To give it a feeling of mystery