Final Review Flashcards
sacred; venerated
consecrated
to ask earnestly; beseech
entreat
judgment; wisdom, discrimination
discretion
disagreement
dissension
understanding; perception
apprehension
harmony
concord
irritation; anger
vexation
a small crown
coronet
offspring
progeny
a manner of walking, stepping, or moving
gait
strict simplicity
austerity
lovable; friendly
amiable
a leafy shelter or recess
bower
lordship; mastery
sovereignty
bold, daring, reckless
audacious
hatred, strife
enmity
near
nigh
to find fault with; reproach, censure
upbraid
a law, decree, command
edict
assign, hand down, pass on
bequeath
boiling, agitated or excited
seething
piece of land jutting out into the sea
promontory
to skip and frisk about; frolic
gambol
here
hither
to pine with desire or longing
languish
unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse
Then syllables per line - five pairs, each with a stressed and an unstressed syllable
iambic pentameter
What is Lysander’s argument against Demetrius?
Demetrius first wooed Helena
What three options does Theseus give to Hermia concerning her situation with Lysander
to die for disobedience, to give up society and become a nun, to marry Demetrius
Who says this?
- And to that place the sharp Athenian law*
- Cannot pursue us. If thou lov’st me, then*
- Steal forth thy father’s house tomorrow night*
Lysander
What is love-in-idleness
A flower/herb hit by Cupid’s arrow
Who said, I’ll put a girdle round about the earth in forty minutes”?
Puck
In Act 2, Scene 2, what frightening dream does Hermia wake up to?
A serpent eating her heart away
Who does Lysander love when he wakes up under the influence of the flower?
Helena
Who puts the false head on Bottom?
Puck
Who says, “O monstrous! O Strange! We are haunted! Pray, masters, fly, masters! Help!”?
The tradesmen
When both Demetrius and Lysander are doting on Helena, and Helena is fighting with Hermia, what does Helena assume about the three others?
That they are mocking her
The couples end Act 3 in ___ and then in ___.
fighting, sleep
In the closing lines of the Act, Puck says,
“When thou wak’st
- Thou tak’st*
- True delight*
- In the sight*
- Of thy former lady’s eye;*
- And the country proverb known,*
- That every man should take his own,*
- In your waking shall be shown.*”
What main them is illuminated here?
The necessity and value of reason over irrational fancy
What is the resolution or denouement?
Usually the conclusion - when the plot is resolved
Concerning the settings and their relationship to theme in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, night is best connected to which other setting and theme?
The woods and irrational passion
Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus discover whom when hunting in the woods?
The four lovers
What is the most important thematic development in Act 4?
The restoration of order and reason
Near the end of Act 4, scene 1 who says,
“Egeus, I will overbear your will;
- For in the temple by and by, with us*
- These couples shall be eternally knit.*”?
Theseus
Who is Philostrate?
Master of Revels (entertainment) at Theseus’ court
According to Theseus, what do lovers, lunatics, and poets all have in common?
Overactive imagination
What do Oberon and the fairies plan to offer the couples going forward?
Their blessing
One salient topic in Act 5 that relates to the lovers and the tradesmen is the power of what?
the imagination
What does Puck ask of hte audience at the end?
To not reproach the play; the actors will make amends
