A hero from Greek mythology—he refers to the fact that he’s Hercules' cousin at one point, The Duke of Athens, who is called on by Egeus to enforce the law of Athens on his daughter.
Who is Theseus?
100
Makes the one to whom it is applied love the first thing he or she sees upon awakening?
What is the magical plant (or flower)?
100
They are skilled laborers, or craftsmen, from Athens who want to put on a play for the city's royalty. There are six members in this group.
Who are the "Mechanicals"?
100
a technique through which untold elements of the plot are given to the audience
Who is a exposition?
100
He makes the funniest blunders in language; his bombastic and dictatorial manner causes him to do this.
Who is Pyramus?
200
The two main settings of this play.
What is the City of Athens and the Forest?
200
Instructs her fairies to dance and sing her to sleep.
Afterwards, her attendants can go back to their fairy work and disappear.
Who is Titania?
200
Titania summons her fairies. (Hint: There are 4 of them!)
Who are Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed?
200
Why does Titania give Oberon the child?
She cares for him no longer now that he has Bottom on whom to dole.
200
What do the fairies do after the palace goes to sleep?
Oberon sends them off throughout the house to sing and dance and bless the new lovers on their wedding night.
300
When an author uses two opposite character types to emphasize the difference between the two characters.
What is foil?
300
She wakes up from a horrible dream. Thinking Lysander is still sleeping near her, she recounts the nightmare: A serpent eating her heart while Lysander stood by smiling.
Who is Hermia?
300
What orders does she give her four fairies?
To take care of Bottom.
300
How does Oberon find Titania and Bottom?
They are asleep in each others arms.
300
Why do you think Shakespeare include a play within a play?
The story of Pyramus and Thisby is an ancient tale well known to the audience in Shakespeare's time.
400
A wedding?
What is nuptial?
400
By what other names is Puck known?
Hobgoblin, Robin, Robin Goodfellow, Sweet Puck
400
She thinks that Hermia is in on some big, elaborate joke designed to make her look silly. She accuses Hermia of betraying the girls' long friendship. They even used to embroider together
Who is Helena?
400
Finding the two couples asleep in the wood and learning of their more balanced love,
what order does Theseus give?
He orders that they should follow him and Hippolyta to be married with them at the temple.
400
What is the purpose of this last speech?
It closes the play and thanks the audience asking that they enjoy or else pardon a frivolous entertainment.
500
"Ay me! for aught that I could ever read,
Could ever hear by tale or history,
The course of true love never did run smooth".
Who is Lysander?
500
"Fetch me that flower; the herb I shew'd thee once.
The juice of it on sleeping eye-lids laid
Will make or man or woman madly dote
Upon the next live creature that it sees."
Who is Oberon?
500
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
Who is Puck (Robin Goodfellow)?
500
"How came these things to pass?
O, how mine eyes do loathe his visage now!"