English 9 - Midsummer Nights Dream Character Quiz

Front 1

theseus

Back 1

- duke of Athens
- hero from green mythology
- refers to the fact hes Hercules' cousin at one point
- recently returned from conquering the Amazons
- about to marry the conquered Amazon queen, Hippolyta
- projects confidence, authority, and power

Front 2

what does theseus presence signal?

Back 2

that the play takes place in a mythical greek past

Front 3

hippolyta

Back 3

- queen of Amazons
- engaged to Theseus
- marrying him because he defeated her in combat
- does not act like an unwilling bride
- Theseus very courtly toward Hippolyta

Front 4

Egeus

Back 4

- respected nobleman in Theseus's court
- complains to Theseus that his daughter, Hermia, refuses to marry Demetrius
- ^ Egeus's choice for her
- requests Theseus to impose death penalty on her if she refuses to marry
- but reduces the death penalty to life as a nun

Front 5

hermia

Back 5

- egeus daughter
- woman of Athens
- Demetrius and Lysander are in love with her
- in love with Lysander
- childhood friend of Helena

Front 6

lysander

Back 6

- nobleman of Athens
- in love with Hermia
- believes that love must conquer all obstacles
- persuades Hermia to run away from her home and family with him into the forest

Front 7

Demetrius

Back 7

- nobleman of Athens
- in the past, demetrius acted as if he loved Helena, but after Helena fell in love with him, he changed his mind and pursued Hermia
- Egeus's approval of him only gave him more confidence
- the fact that Hermia does not want him does not stop his desire of being with her

Front 8

Helena

Back 8

- woman of Athens
- in love with Demetrius
- rejected and abandoned by Demetrius
- Demetrius claimed to love her before he met her best friend, Hermia
- tends to speak in a self-pitying tone
- chases after Demetrius even after rejection

Front 9

robin goodfellow

Back 9

- puck of mischievous fairy
- delights in playing pranks on mortals
- sometimes referred to simply as PUck
- Oberon's jester
- his foolish behaviour are responsible for many of the complications that propel the play
- at oberon's bidding, robin sprinkles "love juice" in the eyes of various characters to chance who they love, but he makes mistakes in his application that create conflicts Overon never intended
- claims to make these mistakes honestly
- enjoys the conflict and mayhem

Front 10

oberon

Back 10

- king of fairies
- begins the play at odds with his wife, titania
- this is because she refuses to give up control of a young Indian prince whom she has kidnapped
- wants this young indian prince as a knight
- the desire for revenge on titania leads him to send Robin to obtain the love-potion flower that creates so much of the play's confusio

Front 11

titania

Back 11

- queen of fairies
- resists the attempts of her husband to make a knight of the young indian prince whom she has taken
- until oberon gives up his demand, titania has sworn to avoid his company and his bed
- less upset by the fact that she and oberon are apart than by the fact that oberon has been disrupting her and her follower's magic fairy fances

Front 12

nick bottom

Back 12

- oberconfident weaver
- chosen to play Pyramus in a play that a group of craftsmen have decided to put on for Theseus's wedding celebration
- full of advice and self-confidence
- makes silly mistakes and misuses language

Front 13

peter quince

Back 13

- carpenter
- nominal leader of the craftsmen's attempt to put on a play for Theseus's marriage celebration
- often shoved aside by the confident of Nick Bottom
- during the craftsmen play, quince plays the prologue

Front 14

francis flute

Back 14

- bellows-mender
- chosen to play Thisbe in the craftsmen's play
- forced to play a young girl in love
- bearded craftsman determines to speak his lines in a high, squeaky voice

Front 15

robin starveling

Back 15

- tailor
- chosen to play Thisbe's mother in the craftsmen's play
- ends up playing the part of Moonshine

Front 16

tom snout

Back 16

- tinker
- chosen to play pyramus's father in the craftsmen's play
- ends up playing part of Wall, dividing the two lovers

Front 17

snug

Back 17

- joiner
- chosen to play the lion in the craftsmen play
-worries that his roaring will frighten the ladies in the audience

Front 18

philostrate

Back 18

- Theseus's Mater of the Revels
- responsible for organizing the entertainment for the duke's marriage celebration

Front 19

peaseblossom, cobweb, mote, mustardseed

Back 19

- fairies whom titania orders to wait on Bottom after she falls in love with him