Act Two Scene One
What is Puck's real name?
Robin Goodfellow
How does the scene begin? Who is currently feuding and why?
The scene begins with Puck explaining to the audience that Oberon and Titania need to stay away from each other because they are mad at one another and do not get along. They are fighting over a changeling boy whom Titania is raising for the boy's late mother.
How does Act Two Scene Two begin? Where does this scene take place?
Titania is sleeping with all her attendants around. They are in another part of the woods. Since she is sleeping, Puck has a chance to cover her eyes with the love juice to make her fall in love with the first creature she sees when she wakes up.
What is Puck's role in the play? Who is he?
Puck is a fairy who is in service to Oberon.
Why is Oberon giving Titania a hard time about raising the boy?
After the scene with Titania, who enters? What are they doing?
Hermia and Lysander. They have been walking around for some time and they are lost and tired. They decide to stop and sleep in the same area.
Who is the Fairy King?
Oberon
After they feud again and Titania leaves, what does Oberon send Puck to do? Why does he ask Puck to do this?
Oberon tells Puck to find a magical flower that has the power to make someone fall in love with the very next person they see. Oberon wants Titania to fall in love with a loathsome creature.
Puck sees Lysander sleeping in Athenian clothing and pours the love juice over his eyes. What is the MISUNDERSTANDING here?
Puck follows the directions of Oberon and pours the juice over the man he sees wearing Athenian clothing, who happens to be LYSANDER. However, Puck was supposed to pour the juice over DEMETRIUS' eyes. They are BOTH wearing Athenian clothing, so Puck thought he had the correct man. Puck MISUNDERSTANDS Oberon and accidentally pours the potion over the wrong person.
Who is Moth? Who does she service?
Moth is another fairy, like Puck, and she is in service to Titania.
When Oberon is invisible, who does he observe while he is waiting for Puck to find the flower?
Oberon observes Helena while she is following Demetrius in the woods. Oberon notices that Helena is fawning over Demetrius and speaking very highly of him, while Demetrius is rude and wants nothing to do with Helena.
Who enters into the scene immediately after the potion has been placed on Lysander? What happens next? What does this mean?
Helena. While she is still trying to find and follow Demetrius, she awakens Lysander. Lysander opens his love-filled eyes and spots Helena first.
Who is the Fairy Queen?
Titania.
What does Oberon mean when he tells Puck to use some of the powerful juice on the "Athenian clothing traveling through the woods"?
Oberon wants Puck to use some of the powerful juice from the love flower on Helena and Demetrius. He is referring to them as "Athenian clothing."
What is Lysander doing? What does Helena think Lysander is doing? Does this make her mad? What does she do next? Who does this leave behind?
Lysander begins to express his love and admiration for Helena. This leads her to believe that he is making fun of her and mocking her for the way she loves Demetrius, when really Lysander is just under the love spell and can't help but fall in love. Helena gets super mad and runs away. Lysander follows after her. Since they both exit, Hermia wakes up, alone, with the love potion on her eyes.