Act I, scene i Study Questions



Act I, scene i Study Questions

1. What event are Theseus and Hippolyta waiting for?

2. Why is Egeus angry with his daughter?

3. What does Egeus accused Lysander of?

4. What is the law in Athens about fathers, daughters, and marriage?

5. What options does Theseus give Hermia to resolve this matter?

6. When does Hermia have to give her final decision?

7. What plan does Lysander come up with?

8. Where does he plan to meet Hermia?

9. Why does Helena want to be like Hermia?

10. What does Helena think about love?

11. What does Helena decide she must do about Lysander’s plan?

Act I, scene ii Study Questions

1. What is the group of townsmen planning on doing?

2. Which play are they going to perform?

3. What happens to the lead characters in the play?

4. What role is Bottom offered?

5. What role(s) does Bottom want to play?

6. Why do the townsmen plan to meet later?

7. When and where does the group plan to meet?

Act II, scene i Study Questions

1. Why are the Fairy King and Fairy Queen arguing?

2. What is Robin’s reputation?

3. What has the arguments caused to happen to the weather?

4. Why is the Indian boy special to Titania?

5. What happened to transform the flower and why is it special?

6. How does Oberon plan to what he wants?

7. How does Demetrius say he feels about Helena?

8. How does Helena feel about Demetrius?

9. How does Oberon feel about the scene between Demetrius and Helena?

10. How does Oberon plan to help Helena out?

Act II, scene ii Study Questions

1. What mistake does Robin make?

2. What happens when Lysander wakes up?

3. Why is Helena concerned about Lysander?

4. Why does Helena think Lysander is being cruel?

5. What has Hermia dreamed and what does it represent?

Act III, scene i Study Questions

1. What does Bottom propose to solve the problems with the play?

2. Why do the other actors run away from Bottom?

3. What happens when Titania wakes up?

4. What does Titania tell Bottom he cannot do and why?

Act III, scene ii Study Questions

1. What does Hermia believe Demetrius has done to Lysander?

2. How does Oberon plan to fix Robin’s mistakes?

3. What happens to Demetrius?

4. What does Helena think both men are doing?

5. How does Demetrius feel about Hermia?

6. How does Helena interpret the situation between the four of them?

7. What do Lysander and Demetrius plan to do?

8. What is Oberon’s plan to make the situation right again?

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Act IV, scene i Study Questions

1. What are some things that Bottom notices about his “new look?”

2. How does Oberon feel when he sees Titania with Bottom?

3. What does Demetrius tell Egeus?

4. What does Theseus decide about Hermia’s fate?

5. What does Theseus order the couples to do?

6. How do the four lovers explain what happened the night before?

7. When Bottom wakes up, what is his plan?

Act IV, scene ii Study Questions

1. Why are the townsmen worried?

2. What makes them happy again?

3. What good news does Bottom bring to the group?

Act V, scene i Study Questions

1. In what way is the townsmen’s play funny and tragic?

2. What mistakes are made in the performance of the prologue?

3. What do the duke and his wife complain about in the prologue?

4. What happens when Theseus interrupts Pyramus in the play?

5. What does Pyramus keep doing even though his character is dead?

6. At the end of the play, what time is it?

7. What does Theseus ask every one to do after the play has finished?

8. Why has Robin been sent to the duke’s palace?

9. Why have Oberon and Titania come to the duke’s palace?

10. According to Robin, what should you do if this story has offended you?

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