Act 2 and Act 3 Flashcards
Why is Oberon angry with Titania
She is keeping a changeling child for her own train
while
Oberon wants the
boy for his own train.
How did the pansy become magical
The flower was shot by cupids stay arrow
Tasks faires do
-put dew on the grass
-put scent on the flowers
-paint the flowers
Who is Puck
Robin Goodfellow.
A jockster
Pranks Puck does
-jumpscares ladies
-takes yeast out of beer
-misleads people in the woods
-spreads rumours
Connection between Oberon and Hippolyta
Oberon used to be in love with Hippolyta
Connection between Theseus and Titania
Titania used to be in love with Theseus
Effects Oberon is having on the land due to his anger
-harsh winds
-fog
-high water levels
-crows dying
-seasons messed up
Why is Titania so attached to Puck
Pucks mother used to be in Titanias service. They were very close. Titania sworn to take care of Puck
What quest does Oberon give Puck at the beginning of act 2 scene 1
To go find the western flower that is called love and idleness. It is magical
What does Oberon plan to do to Titania
He plans to put the flower juice in Titanias eyes when she is asleep.
Why does Oberon want to do that to Titania
So she will be busy being in love with something and he can take the changeling boy.
After she’s back to normal, he can make fun of her
What does Demetrius plan to do to Lysander
To kill him in the forest so Hermia and him can’t run away together
How does Demetrius treat Helena
Insults her,
Threats her with attacks,
Attacks on her modesty,
He will hurt her if she doesn’t stop
How does Helena respond to this treatment
She will only love him more if he continues to push her away
Where does Titania sleep
Surrounded by flowers,
Weeds, and snakes.
Smell of flowers is present
Why does Oberon decide to help Helena
He feels bad for her.
He decides to help by giving ALOT of love potion to Demetrius
What is Hermia dreaming about
A snake eating her heart. Symbolizing her losing her ability to love.
What jobs do Titania Assign to the fairies before going to sleep
-sing a lullaby
-kill the bugs
-make the bats go away
-keep the owls from hooting
-guard her while she sleeps
Why do hernia and Lysander go to sleep?
They have been wandering in the forest and are lost and they want to continue in the morning
Why does Hermia tell
Lysander to sleep elsewhere?
She doesn’t want anything romantic to happen before they are married l
Why doesn’t Hermia see Titania
Titanium is the fairy queen making or not visible to the human eye. She can make herself visible though.
What mistake does puck make?
He put the flower juice in Lysanders eye instead of Demetrius’s.
How does Helena react to Lysanders love?
She thinks he is mocking her for not having Demetrious love her
Why does Lysander leave?
He leaves hermia to chase after Helena when she runs away from him
Concerns bottom has about the play
-ladies will get scared over the swords and take blood
-ladies will get scared over the lion
Bottoms solutions to these problems
A prologue shall be written for the sword
And a part to show the lions face to show that its an actor
Problems the actors bring up
No natural moonlight
The lovers are supposed to whisper through a wall, but there’s no wall
Solutions
A man will represent the wall
And a man to represent moonshine
What does puck do to bottom?
Changes bottoms head into an ass (donkey)
Why does puck change bottom head into a donkey
Puck thinks bottom is being an asshole so he changes his head into an ass
How does bottoms transformation affect the other actors?
They get scared and run away. This ruins the rehearsal for the play
Why is bottom confused?
He is oblivious to the change and thinks the reason they’re running away is because they’re mad at him
Why does Titania wake up?
Bottom is singing loudly
How does Titania treat bottom
Like he is a donkey. She wants to feed him donkey food and titanium thinks he is beautiful and wise so she will do anything for him. She wants to change him to part fairy.
How does bottom respond to the treatment?
By saying love, doesn’t always follow reason. He has caught off guard.
Why does bottom start singing?
To let the other actress know that they have not harmed him and he’s not afraid of their trick on him
What does hernia do after waking?
Look for Lysander. She thinks he is dead
What is Hermus attitude towards Demetrious?
She’s rude towards him because she thinks he killed Lysander. She is frantic
What does Demetrious do after hernia leaves to look for Lysander
He lies down and sleeps because he sees no point in following her while she’s in a bad moodI
What mistake did Puck make?
He put the flower juice in Lysanders eye instead of Demetrius’s. Lysander was wearing athenian clothing.
What is Oberon’s new assignment for puck
To gather Helena and to bring her to Demetrius, so when Demetrious opens his eyes, he will fall in love with her
What does Oberon do?
He puts the flower juice into Demetrius eyes to fulfil his original plan
Why is Demetrius woken up?
By Lysanders and Helena‘s arguing about whether or not he truly loves her.
What does Helena think is going on?
That Lysander, Demetrius and Hermia are all playing a cruel joke on him
What is Oberon‘s reaction to Pucks news about titania
He is excited and says this is even better than he intended
What does Helena accuse hermia of?
That hernia is helping the men trick her, which makes the joke even meaner
Why does Helena say that herMia is doing a horrible crime?
They were best friends like two cherries on a stem
Why does Hermia think Demetrius killed Lysander
He’s pale and grim
What does puck consider his mistake
Fate
Insults Helena says to hermia
Short, puppet, counterfeit
Insults hermia says to Helena
Juggler, canker-blossom,
How does Hermia think Helena stole Lysander from her
By using her height
What does hernia threatened to do to Helena?
Scratch her eyes out
What does Oberon want Puck to do to the sky
To make it dark so Lysander and Demetrius cannot fight
What does Oberon plan to do with Lysander
To give him a cure
What happens at the end of act three scene two
Everyone goes to sleep
How does Lysander insult Hermia
Calls her an ethiop, meaning dark. It was fashionable to be light skinned
What happens to the women
Helena runs off thinking Hermia is going to kill her. Hermia walks away tired and confused.
How does the scene end
Puck manages to lead the lovers to eachother and they all lie asleep where they are meant to be
