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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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What is another name for Puck? Robin Goodfellow
What type of flower provides the magical juice? A Pansy
What is the term for a child that was stolen by the fairies? A changeling
Why are Oberon and Titania fighting? They are fighting over an Indian boy
What did Oberon send Puck to fetch? A magical flower
Why doesn't Flute want to play the role of Thisbe? He has a beard coming in
What is the setting of the play? Athens and a wood nearby
What does Puck tell the audience at the end of the play? Everything they just saw was a dream
Who is Philostrate? Theseus' master of revels
Why did Helena tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander's plan to run away and get married? She wanted an excuse to see Demetrius and gain his favor.
What was Lysander's plan to marry Hermia? They would meet in the woods and run away to his aunt's house.
What is another name for the Rustics? The Rude Mechanicals
The Rustics were concerned that the lion in their play might... scare the ladies
What does Oberon plan to use the magic flower for in Act 2 scene 1? To make Titania fall in love with something monstrous when she awakens so that he can take the Indian boy away from her while she is distracted.
Helena is described as... a tall blond with "no gift for shrewishness". She is kind and she is shy.
Puck accidentally put the juice in ___ eyes Lysander's eyes
Why did Theseus change his mind about Hermia and Lysander getting married? After the night in the woods, Demetrius was in love with Helena and no longer wanted to marry Hermia.
What is the name of the theater where Shakespeare's plays were originally performed? The Globe
What color flag would be flying over the theater if a comedy was playing? A white flag
People who had to stand on the ground to watch the play were called.. groundlings
Quince says, "Thou art translated" when he should have said, "Thou art transformed" This is an example of... the story. a malapropism
Why did Shakespeare write the nobility's lines in poetry? He gave "special people" a special language.
How many days does Hermia have to decide whether she will marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die? Four days
What were the early playhouses shaped like? A circle
Helena is angry with Hermia because... Demetrius is in love with Hermia after making Helena believe he loved her
A metrical pattern in poetry which consists of five iambic feet (ten syllables in all) is called... iambic pentameter
A lamentable comedy is an example of a(n)... oxymoron
Why is Bottom's name ironic? Bottom is another word for an ass, he is stubborn, and he acts like one.
According to English folklore, Midsummer's Eve is the night when... The magical creatures of the woods are more active than usual.
At the end of Act 5, the fairies enter the house and... bless the couples
Who said, "And thou she be but little, she is fierce."? Helena
True or False: The duke's wedding is one of the plots in the play. True
Why did Shakespeare write the Rustics' lines in prose? He gave common people a common language.
True or False: One of the plots in the play is that Hermia and Helena are best friends. False
True or False: The rustics planning the play is one of the plots in a Midsummer NIght's Dream True
Created by: Ms.KFranz
 

 



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