Characters
Which character was asking for a day off?
Who is the Prime Minister
Which character frequently uses repetition?
Who is Eager Beaver.
What is a drama.
What is the Author's Purpose for writing the text, "The Miracle of Spring?"
What is to Entertain the reader.
How many Characters are in Mother Nature's Court?
What is 10 Characters
Who does King Bartholomew keep as prisoner?
Why?
Who is the maiden Spring.
The King feels she is responsible for the laziness of the king's subjects.
Which characters are examples of Personification in Act 2, Scene 1?
All the characters except for King Bartholomew are animals or plants that are given human qualities.
What do we learn about King Bartholomew's character based on his dialogue in Act 1? What kind of ruler is he?
The king is grouchy, mean, controlling, and aggravated.
He is a demanding king who only wants his kingdom to work.
Who is the main character of the text?
Who is King Bartholomew
Name one property(prop) used in the play
Tray with spoon, dishes, medicine, judges bench, gavel, witness box, piece of paper for Prime minister's report.
Which character tells King Bartholomew Spring has left the prison?
Who is the Captain of the Guard
What is the author's purpose for using repetition?
What is to add emphasis, to heighten dramatic tension.
Name two elements that can be found in the Production Notes
Characters, playing time, costumes, properties, setting, lighting, sound
Why did the King get rid of Spring?
The King felt everyone in his kingdom was being lazy and he wanted them to get back to work.
Which character is NOT is Act 1 but begins answering questions in Act 2?
Ms. Apple Tree
Who influenced the King to change?
Who are Mother Nature's Court
Which character speaks first in Act 1 of the play?
Who is King Bartholomew
Entrances and exits are examples of
What are stage directions
What lesson do you think the author wants readers to learn?
It is important to care about and respect nature
How does the author develop this theme throughout the play?
Through his dream, King Bartholomew learns that without Spring, how the whole kingdom will stave. WHen he wakes up, he has learned to respect nature for all that it provides him and his people.
What is 31 lines
The King says, "Besides, it seems I have a touch of - spring fever!"
What form is Figurative Language is used here?
What does it mean?
What is a pun. It means the king is "sick" of spring at the beginning of the play, but is excited about spring by the end.
WHat are King's stage directions AFTER the animals advance menacingly towards the king?
(hurriedly climbs back into bed and pulls the covers over his head.)
What does the dialogue in Act 2, Scene 2 reveal about the event that takes place in Scene 1?
The dialogue reveals that the trial in Science 1 was the King's dream.
What lighting element is used
Why is it important?
Lights are dimmed
To signify dream sequence