Conflict
Hermia's father wants her to marry Demetrius, but she loves someone else.
Who is Lysander?
This is the city where the play begins.
What is Athens?
She is Hermia's best friend and is in love with Demetrius.
Who is Helena?
What do Hermia and Lysander decide to do when they are not allowed to marry?
They run away to the forest.
What theme is shown through the different couples in the play?
What is love?
How does Oberon respond to his anger at Titania?
He uses magic on her to make her fall in love with an animal.
Where do Hermia and Lysander escape to?
What is the forest?
He is the mischievous hobgoblin who plays tricks on the characters.
Who is Puck?
What magical object causes people to fall in love with the first person they see?
What is a love flower?
This theme is shown when Puck's mistakes create misunderstandings.
What is confusion?
Helena loves Demetrius, who Hermia is supposed to marry.
Who rules Athens and is preparing to get married?
Who is Theseus?
This fairy argues with Oberon.
Who is Titania?
What happens to Bottom while he is rehearsing a play in the forest?
Puck transforms his head into that of a donkey.
What theme does the forest represent?
Why do Lysander and Demetrius begin fighting in the forest?
They both believe they are in love with Helena.
What has been happening to the forest?
Flooding, seasons changing, crops failing.
Who is the woman Theseus is preparing to marry?
Who is Hippolyta?
What mistake does Puck make when using the love potion?
He puts it on Lysander instead of Demetrius.
What does Puck's mischief teach us about the consequences of playing tricks on others?
Actions can have unexpected consequences.
What does Egeus threaten Hermia with if she refuses to marry Demetrius?
What is becoming a nun?
Why is the forest an important setting in the play?
It is where magic, mistaken identities, and romantic confusion cause the characters' lives to change.
What the play that Quince, Bottom, and his friends put on is called.
What is Pyramus and Thisbe?
Why does Helena think the other characters are making fun of her in the forest?
She thinks that they are lying about being in love with her.
Why might Shakespeare have included so many misunderstandings and mix-ups in the play?
To show how complicated love and relationships can be, and how easily things can become confused.