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Who said that?
100

"The course of true love never did run smooth"

Lysander

100

The seasons/normal weather patterns are disrupted because of this.

What is Oberon and Titania's arguing?

100

How does the mechanicals play connect to Midsummer Night's Dream? 

connects to the deeper themes of Romeo and Juliet- it is ironic that the actors want to play this at a wedding....etc + varied answers

100

Definition of a Soliloquy: 

  • A speech one gives to oneself (thinking out loud) so that the audience better understands what is happening to the character internally.

100
"I love thee not, therefore pursue me not"
Who is Demetrius?
200

This character is an Athenian Duke who has claimed the Amazons and taken Hippolyta as his prize. 

Who is Theseus? 

200

True or False: 

Helena is extremely jealous of Hermia.

200

Why does Theseus choose the play of  Pyramus and    Thisbe to  be performed?

He    knows    it    will    be    humorous    and    knows     that    the    audience    will    get    a    laugh    out    of    the     working    men’s    performances.

200
What type of figurative language is the following: "That is, hot ice and very strange snow" 

Oxymoron


200
"Let me play the lion too. I will roar that I will do any man's heart good to hear me."
Who is Nick Bottom?
300

1. “Lord,    what    fools    these    mortals    be!”

Puck

300

What are the three settings of the play?

1. Mechanicals/working court

2. Athens

3. Woods/Fairy court

300
Oberon orders Puck to use Love-in-Idleness's powers on Demetrius for this reason.
What is to get him to love Helena more than she loves him?
300

Definition of Monologue:

  • A long speech by one actor in a play 

  • Speaker reveals his or her character, often in relation to a critical situation or event, 

  • Is a speech given by a single person to an audience

300
"Happy be Theseus, our renowned Duke." "Full of vexation come I with complaint against my child, my daughter..."
Who is Egeus?
400

The three choices Theseus gives Hermia at the beginning of the play.

a) marry Demetrius b) be executed c) become a nun

400

Puck is known to be a mischievious fairy, what are two tricks he plays on people? 

1. He tricks animals and people by making up sounds and making them sound ridiculous or scaring them.

2. He hides at the bottom of a gossip's cup and pretends to be a crab apple, so when she drinks, he bobs against her lips and makes her spill her drink. 

3. When an old woman tells a sad story, he'll pretend to be a three-legged stool, so when she tries to sit, he pulls the chair from out beneath her to make her fall. 

400

“The lunatic, the lover and the poet /    Are of    imagination all compact.”

Theseus

400

This character's speech is comical because they often uses words incorrectly.

Who is Bottom?

400

“Love  looks not  with the    eyes, but  with the    mind.”

Helena

500

Explain the themes of "Appearance versus Reailty" and it's deeper connection to the play:

Varied Answers


500

Explain the ideas of power and control in connection to the women in the play.... 

Varied answers
500

What are the five elements of comedy? 

1. Comedy through language

2. Light, humorous tone

3. Complex Plots

4. Disguise/mistaken identity

5. Love

500

Definition AND example of a Malapropism:

  • These are words which have been misused for comic effect.

500

"Who will not change a raven for a dove?" 

Lysander