Studied by 23 peoplewho is the heroine of the play within the play?
thisbe
who is the hero of the play within the play?
pyramus
what is Tom Snouts job?
Tinker
who could be described as merry and mischievous?
puck
who is the queen of the fairies?
titania
who is the king of the fairies?
oberon
who is the duke of athens?
theseus
who is the queen of the amazon?
hippolyta
who is loved by hermia at the beginning?
lysander
who is nadars daughter?
helena
who is hermias father?
egeus
who is the master of events?
philostrate
who is the carpenter?
peter quince
what is bottoms job?
weaver
who is the bellowsmender?
flute
what job does snug have?
joiner
who is loved by helena?
demetrius
what is another name for puck?
robin goodfellow
where does magic rule?
woods outside of athens
what is the name of the magic flower?
love and idleness
what are misused words called?
malapropism
what stops hermia from marrying her true love?
theseus (dukes edict-rules of athens)
who says “hippolyta I wound thee with my sword”
theseus
who says “I see their knavery this is to make an ass of me”
bottom
who says “oh teach me how you look… how you sway the motion of demetriuss part”
helena
who says “what visions have I seen I thought I was in love with an ass”
titania
who says “are you grown so high in his self esteems because I am so low”
hermia (short)
who says “I am your spaniel”
helena
who says “an error I take this charm off her sight”
oberon
who says “where is lysander and fair hermia, the one ill slay the other slayeth me”
demetrius
who says “you have her fathers love and demetrius let me have hermias”
lysander
who says “me think I have a great desire for hay”
bottom
who says “lord what fools these mortals be”
puck
what year was shakespeare born?
1564
what year did shakespeare die?
1616
where was shakespeare born?
stratford upon avon
what are the 3 choices hermia has at the beginning?
die, marry demetrius, become a nun
what do hermia and lysander plan to do?
run away and get married
in act 2, why does titania not give the indian boy to oberon?
she loved the mother and wants to raise the boy
where does the magic potion come from?
flower touched by cupids arrow
how does the comedy of errors begin?
the spell is put on lysander instead of demetrius
why does bottom want a prologue written for the play?
so the audience is not scared
bottom doesnt realize he changed, but the audience does. what kind of irony is this?
dramatic irony
what are demetrius and lysander willing to do to prove they love helena?
fight till one of them die
what corrects the error between the four lovers?
puck puts the remedy flower on lysanders eyes
who was the only one still under the spell at the end?
demetrius
when lysander falls in love with helena who does hermia blame?
helena
why did titania give oberon the child?
she is focused on bottom
when bottom wakes up what happens?
he is confused and thinks he was in a dream
what is bottom going to do about his dream?
write a ballot about it called “bottoms dream”
why does helena tell demetrius about lysander and hermias plan?
to gain his trust and get his attention even if it is for hermia
why does titania want the fighting between her and oberon to stop?
the whole world is worse (nature is worse)
what is helenas reaction to demetrius saying he loves her?
she thinks he is teasing or mocking her
what is hot-ice an example of?
oxymoron
why is the play within the play included in the play?
adds a comedic ending
the last speech of the play is given by who?
puck
what does puck say in the last speech?
if the play offended you pretend it was a dream
what do the fairies do at the end of the play?
bless the couples
in the movie version, where does it appear they are located?
italy
where is the play located in the book?
athens
what is it called to testify under oath?
perjury
in the movie what is the main mode of transportation?
bicycle
what is “my love hermia melted as the snow” an example of”
simile
what family made the globe world theatre?
burbage family
what did lord chamberlains men turn into?
kings men
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