Answer the following study questions for acts 1 and 2 of a midsummer night's dream.
act one
1. in act 1, scene 1, hippolyta and theseus have different reasons as to how quickly the next four days will pass. explain the differences between these two.
2. egeus brings his daughter and her two admirers to theseus. what is the daughter’s name and what are the two admirers’ names?
3. what does egeus expect theseus to do about his daughter?
4. what are the different rulings that theseus says can happen to egeus’ daughter? 5. what do egeus’ daughter and her lover tell helena they are going to do?
6. at the end of act 1, scene 1, who is helena going to go talk to, what is she going to tell that person, and why does she want to tell that person what she knows?
7. in act 1, scene 2, where are the actors going to meet the following night? who else is meeting in the same place?
act two scene one
1. give a summary of what happens in this scene.
2. who are oberon and titania and what do you know about their relationship?
3. what does titania have that oberon wants and why won’t she give it up?
4. oberon sends robin (puck) to find something. what is robin (puck) supposed to find?
5. what does oberon want to do with the thing that robin (puck) finds?
6. choose a passage from this scene.
a passage can be one person speaking or it can be a back and forth dialogue between various speakers. just be sure to choose a passage that you can discuss in depth and complete the following five sections. do the following for your selected passage, making sure to have detailed responses for each of the five sections:
a. copy the passage from the play exactly as it is written in the play.
b. explain what is going on in this passage you selected. (who is talking to whom about what? )
c. explain why you picked this passage? be specific.
d. find one element of literature in the passage and explain how it is shown in the passage. choose from one of these elements of literature: character development, conflict, resolution of the conflict, theme, irony, symbolism, foreshadowing.
e. talk about the passage in general, giving your personal thoughts about what is being said. for example: can you relate? do you agree? disagree? have you seen this in real life? etc. be sure to explain your statements. this is your opportunity to make connections between the text and yourself, other texts you have read, and/or the world around you.
act two scene two
1. give a summary of what happens in this scene.
2. what mistake does robin (puck) make that involves lysander?
3. when lysander wakes up, why does he suddenly now love helena?
4. how does helena react to lysander’s love for her?
5. choose a passage from this scene. a passage can be one person speaking or it can be a back and forth dialogue between various speakers. just be sure to choose a passage that you can discuss in depth and complete the following five sections. do the following for your selected passage, making sure to have detailed responses for each of the five sections:
a. copy the passage from the play exactly as it is written in the play.
b. explain what is going on in this passage you selected. (who is talking to whom about what? )
c. explain why you picked this passage? be specific.
d. find one element of literature in the passage and explain how it is shown in the passage. choose from one of these elements of literature: character development, conflict, resolution of the conflict, theme, irony, symbolism, foreshadowing.
e. talk about the passage in general, giving your personal thoughts about what is being said. for example: can you relate? do you agree? disagree? have you seen this in real life? etc. be sure to explain your statements. this is your opportunity to make connections between the text and yourself, other texts you have read, and/or the world around you.1. give a summary of what happens in this scene.