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 is being used?
"What say you, Hermia? Be advised fair maid:
To you your father should be as a god;"
Simile
What is the main theme of the play?
Love
Who was originally in love with Lysander?
Hermia
"Showing a lack of respect."
disdainful
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 is to force or strongly persuade someone to do something?
to compel
Why is Oberon upset with Titania?
She refuses to give him the Indian Boy.
Name the type of figurative language: "The moon methinks looks with a watery eye" (Titania describing the moon as if it is weeping)
Personification.
What theme was seen through Puck's actions throught the play? (hint: He loves both things)
Chaos and order
Who is Theseus?
The Duke of Athens
This is an adjective that means characterized by moral excellence.
virtuous
Where was Lysander and Hermia planning to get married?
Lysander's Aunt's house
Name the figurative langague: "Who will not change a raven for a dove?"
metaphor
DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
What does the forest symbolize?
The forest symbolizies the mystery, confusion, and magic of the play.
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
Name the type of figurative language:
"Tie up my love's tongue"
hyperbole
What does the play within the play symbolize?
The play becomes a symbol of absurd, over-the-top love and hyperbolic outcomes of love that isn't perfect or even normal. This love story becomes a comedy because of the lack of acting skills and display of ridiculous emotions.