Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What event is Theseus preparing for at the beginning of the play?
|
He is preparing for his wedding to Hippolyta
|
|
|
Whom does Hermia’s father want her to marry?
|
Demetrius
|
|
|
Which of the amateur actors volunteers to play almost every role in “Pyramus and Thisby”?
|
Bottom
|
|
|
What is the subject of Oberon’s disagreement with Titania?
|
Oberon wants custody of a mortal boy whom Titania is raising
|
|
|
How does Demetrius learn of Hermia’s plan to elope with Lysander?
|
Helena tells him
|
|
|
What does Demetrius threaten to do if Helena will not stop following him in the woods?
|
He threatens to hit her
|
|
|
What is the source of the love potion that, when placed on the eyes of a sleeper, causes her to fall in love with the first creature she sees upon waking?
|
It is the juice of a particular kind of flower
|
|
|
Which group of characters is, at some point in the play, under the spell of the love potion?
|
Titania, Demetrius, Lysander
|
|
|
Why is Helena so upset when both Lysander and Demetrius try to woo her?
|
Because she thinks they are mocking her
|
|
|
Which of Helena’s features does Hermia express jealousy of?
|
Her height
|
|
|
What is Puck’s attitude when observing the chaos he has created among Demetrius, Lysander, Helena and Hermia?
|
He finds it all very entertaining
|
|
|
How does Bottom react to Titania’s declarations of love?
|
He accepts them graciously, and doesn’t seem surprised
|
|
|
What theory does Theseus offer as to why the four young Athenians are all asleep in the woods on the morning of his wedding?
|
He supposes that they went out early to celebrate the rites of May
|
|
|
How many marriages have taken place by the end of the play?
|
Three
|
|
|
Why do Titania and Oberon visit the Duke’s house in the nighttime?
|
To bless the newly married couples
|
