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A Midsummer Night's Dream Flashcards

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Theseus

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The Duke of Athens

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Hippolyta

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Queen of the amazons, engaged to Theseus

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3
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Egeus

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Hermia’s father

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Hermia

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In love with Lysander

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5
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Helena

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In love with Demetrius

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Lysander

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In love with Hermia

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Demetrius

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Egeus’ preferred choice of a husband for Hermia

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Philostrate

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Master of the Revels at Theseus’ court

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Oberon

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King of the fairies

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Titania

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Queen of the fairies

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Puck

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Oberon’s jester and attendant

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• Peaseblossom
• Cobweb
• Moth
• Mustardseed

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The fairies

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A Fairy

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Servant of Titania

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Peter Quince

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A carpenter (Directer and Prologue)

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Nick Bottom

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A weaver (Pyramus)

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16
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Francis Flute

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A bellows-mender (Thisbe)

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17
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Tom Snout

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A tinker (Wall)

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Robin Starveling

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A tailor (Moonshine)

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Snug

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A joiner (Lion)

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20
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Puck annoints ___ eyes instead of ___

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Lysander’s eyes instead of Demetrius’

21
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Both Lysander and Demetrius are now in love with ___

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Helena

22
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Oberon blames ___ and tells him to un-anoint Lysander’s eyes so he will love Hermia once more

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Puck

23
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He does this under the cover of ___

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Fog

24
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The ___ rehearse in the woods

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Mechanicals

25
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Bottom’s head is transformed in to that of an ___ (donkey)

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Ass

26
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___ then sees him and falls madly in love

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Titania

27
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Puck’s other name is ___

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Robin Goodfellow

28
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The flower that is used to anoint the characters eyes is called ___

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Love-in-idleness

29
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The Mechanicals (___,___,___,___,___ and ___)

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Bottom, Quince, Snug, Snout, Flute and Starveling

30
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The play is called the ___ or The Lamentable Comedy of Pyramus and Thisbe

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Interlude

31
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Bottom is guilty of making a lot of ___

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Malapropisms

32
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Oberon wants the ___ (boy) changeling from Titania

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Indian

33
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The Duke and Hippolyta are to be wed when there is a ___

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Full moon

34
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What is Theseus’ rules that are concerning Hermia

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• Marry Demetrius
• Become a nun
• Or death

35
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What do Hermia and Lysander plan to do?

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Run away with each other to Lysander’s aunt’s house where they will marry

36
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Why does Bottom want to play all the parts in the play?

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He likes the attention and thinks he is the best actor of the group

37
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Why does Helena tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander’s plan?

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She hopes that if she pleases Demetrius that he will love her

38
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Why won’t Titania give the changeling to Oberon?

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She promised the changeling mother that she would take care of the child

39
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What are Oberon’s plans for Titania?

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That she will fall in love with an animal or master once he puts the flower juice on her

40
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Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes?

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He thought that Lysander was Demetruis

41
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How close had Helena and Hermia been in the past?

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Best friends, like sisters

42
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What does Helena accuse Hermia of doing?

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She accuses her of putting the men up to mock her

43
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Why is Helena afraid of Hermia?

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Because Hermia knows how to fight while she doesn’t

44
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Why must the fairies keep Oberon and Titania seperated?

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Because they’re very angry with each other

45
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What does Titania accuse Oberon of?

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Falling in love with Hippolyta

46
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What does Titania have that Oberon wants?

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An Indian Prince

47
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What happens when the juice of the love-in-idleness flower is rubbed on a sleepers eyelids?

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The sleeper will fall in love with the first living thing he/she sees upon waking

48
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What does Demetrius tell Helena?

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That he doesn’t love her

49
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What does Oberon ask Puck to do?

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To find an Athenian youth being pursued by a lady

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