Explain what the line means
Who said the line?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Very end of the play
Affect/Effect
100
5.1.261
ROAR!!!
100
"If we offend, it is with our good will."
Quince
100
Why does Pyramus think Thisbe is dead?
He finds her jacket (mantle) on the ground, torn by the lion.
100
Who has the last line in the play?
Puck
100
What is the ___________ of eating too many turkey sandwiches?
Effect
200
5.1.61
This is an oxymoron that Theseus deliberately uses to mock the description of the play and the actors.
200
"No epilogue, I pray you; for your play needs no excuse."
Theseus
200
What does Thisbe compare Pyramus to in her death speech?
She compares him to flowers, nature, and milk. (lilies, cherries, leeks, cowslips, and milk)
200
Why is it important that the play ends at night?
refer back to the title of the play
200
How can sunscreen _________ whether you burn or not?
Affect
300
5.1.117-118
They are there, but they are there to offend.
300
"The kinder we, to give them thanks for nothing."
Theseus
300
Why is Starveling called a "crescent, waning moon"?
He is dim--not as bright as a full moon.
300
What is the most important task of the fairies at the end of the play?
It is to protect Theseus and Hippolyta's baby.
300
Is effect a noun or a verb? Is affect a noun or a verb?
noun verb
400
5.1.213-4.
It doesn't matter if you're good at acting because you are being fake anyway.
400
"No in truth sir, he should not. 'Deceiving me' is Thisbe's cue; she is to enter now, and I am to spy her through the wall. You shall see it fall pat as I told you: yonder she comes."
Bottom
400
What types of figurative language does Pyramus use in his death speech?
He uses alliteration and repetition.
400
What does Puck want the audience to do if they didn't like Midsummer?
think of it all as a dream
400
What is the definition of affect?
to change or influence
500
5.1.15-18
The poet takes what he sees and imagines and turns it into poetry.
500
"A play there is, my lord, some ten words long, which is as brief as I have known a play...Which when I saw rehearsed, I must confess, made mine eyes water; but more merry tears..."
Philostrate
500
What is the name of the sisters who control the length of life?
They are the three Fates.
500
Compare and contrast Bottom and Puck talking to the audience.
When Bottom talks to the audience, it's in Pyramus and it is hilariously bad and inappropriate. When Puck does it, it's magical and at the end of Midsummer. He is asking for the audience's opinion about Midsummer.
500
What is the definition of effect?
a result or outcome