Midsummer Night Dream

Question 1

Act 2
«Enter Fairy and Robin Goodfellow»
Picking stuff from ground looks up to see fairy

Answer 1

How now, spirit? Whither wander you

Question 2

Farewell, thou lob of spirits. I’ll be gone. Our queen and all her elves come here anon.

Answer 2

The king doth keep his revels here tonight.

Question 3

You do their work, and they shall have good luck. Are not you he?

Answer 3

Thou speakest aright. I am that merry wanderer of the night.

Question 4

Thou rememb’rest Since once I sat upon a promontory And heard a mermaid on a dolphin’s back?

Answer 4

I remember.

Question 5

Upon the next live creature that it sees. Fetch me this herb, and be thou here again

Answer 5

I’ll put a girdle round about the Earth In forty minutes.

Question 6

«Enter»
Hast thou the flower there? Welcome, wander.

Answer 6

Ay, there it is.

Question 7

I pray thee give it to me.

Answer 7

«Gives him flower»

Question 8

And look thou meet me at the first cock crow.

Answer 8

Fear not, my lord. Your servant shall do so.

Question 9

Hermia:
With half that wish the wisher’s eyes be pressed!

«They sleep»

Answer 9

«Enter Robin»
Through the forest have I gone, But Athenian found I none

Question 10

When you have spoken your speech, enter into that brake, and so everyone according to his cue.
«Enter Robin»

Answer 10

«Invisible to those onstage»
What hempen homespuns have we swagg’ring here
So near the cradle of the Fairy Queen?
What, a play toward? I’ll be an auditor- An actor too perhaps, if I see cause.

Question 11

Bottom:
But hark, a voice! Stay thou but here a while, And by and by I will to thee appear.
«He exits»

Answer 11

A stranger Pyramus than e’er played here.
«Exit»

Question 12

O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted. Pray, masters, fly, masters Help!
«Quince(Jalen) exits»

Answer 12

I’ll follow you. I’ll lead you about a round, Through bog, through bush, through brake, through brier. Sometime a horse I’ll be, sometime a hound, A hog, a headless bear, sometime a fire, And neigh and bark and grunt and roar and burn, Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire, at every turn.

Question 13

I wonder if Titania be awaked; Then what it was that next came in her eye, Which she must dote on in extremity.

Answer 13

«Enter» (run in excited to tell him/or cartwheel in)

Question 14

Here comes my messenger. How now, mad spirit? What night-rule now about this haunted grove?

Answer 14

My mistress with a monster is in love. Near to her close and consecrated bower,

Question 15

But hast thou yet latched the Athenian’s eyes With the love juice, as I did bid thee do?

Answer 15

I took him sleeping—that is finished, too— And the Athenian woman by his side, That, when he waked of force she must be eyed.

Question 16

Stand close. This is the same Athenian.

Answer 16

This is the woman, but not this the man.

Question 17

By some illusion see thou bring her here. I’ll charm his eyes against she do appear.

Answer 17

I go, I go, look how I go, Swifter than arrow from the Tartar’s bow.
«Exit»

Question 18

When thou wak’st, if she be by, Beg of her for remedy.

Answer 18

«Enter»
Captain of our fairy band, Helena is here at hand, And the youth, mistook by me, Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Question 19

Stand aside. The noise they make Will cause Demetrius to awake.

Answer 19

Then will two at once woo one.
That must needs be sport alone.
And those things do best please me
That befall prepost’rously
«Robin and Oberon step aside»

Question 20

This is thy negligence. Still thou mistak’st, Or else committ’st thy knaveries willfully.

Answer 20

Believe me, king of shadows, I mistook. Did not you tell me I should know the man By the Athenian garments he had on? And so far blameless proves my enterprise That I have ‘nointed an Athenian’s eyes; And so far I am glad it so did sort, As this their jangling I esteem a sport.

Question 21

And then I will her charmèd eye release From monster’s view, and all things shall be peace.

Answer 21

My fairy lord, this must be done with haste, For nights swift dragons cut the clouds full fast,

Question 22

But notwithstanding, haste! Make no delay. We may effect this business yet ere day.

Answer 22

Up and down, up and down,
I will lead them up and down.
I am feared in field and town.
Goblin, lead them up and down.
Here comes one.

Question 23

Where art thou, proud Demetrius? Speak thou now.

Answer 23

“In Demetrius’ voice”
Here, villian, drawn and ready. Where art thou?

Question 24

I Will be with the straight.

Answer 24

“In Demetrius’ voice”
Follow me, then, to plainer ground.

Question 25

Lysander, speak again. Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? Speak! In some bush? Wheredost thou hide thy head?

Answer 25

“In Lysanders voice”
Thou coward, recreant! Come, thou child! I’ll whip thee with a rod. He is defiled That draws a sword on thee.

Question 26

Yea art thou there?

Answer 26

“In Lydander’s voice”
Follow my voice. We’ll try no manhood here.
«They exit»

Question 27

Lysander lies down and sleeps.

Answer 27

«Enter Robin and Demetrius»
Ho, ho, ho! Coward, why com’st thou not?

Question 28

Demetrius:
Thou runn’st before me, shifting every place, And dar’st not stand nor look me in the face.
Where art thou now?

Answer 28

“In Lysander’s voice”
Come hither. I am here.

Question 29

«Enter Helena»
…
Steal me awhile from mine own company.
«Lies down and sleeps»

Answer 29

Yet but three? Come one more. Two of both kinds makes up four.
Here she comes, curst and sad. Cupid is a knavish lad Thus to make poor females mad.

Question 30

«Enter Hermia»
…
Here will I rest me till the break of day. Heavens shield Lysander if they mean a fray!
«She lies down to sleep»

Answer 30

On the ground
Sleep sound.
I’ll apply
To your eye,
Gentle lover, remedy.
«Applies the nectar to Lysander’s eyes.»
When thou wakest Thou tak’st
True delight
In the sight
Of thy former lady’s eye.

Jack shall have Jill;
Naught shall go ill;
The man shall have his mate again, and all shall be well.
«Exit»

Question 31

—Robin, take off this head.—
Titania, music call; and strike more dead Than common sleep of all these five the sense.

Answer 31

«Removing the ass-head from Bottom»
Now, when thou wak’st, with thine own fool’s eyes peep.

Question 32

Dance in Duke Theseus’ house triumphantly,
And bless it to all fair prosperity.

Answer 32

Fairy king, attend and mark. I do hear the morning lark.

Question 33

Sweet friends, to bed.
«They exit»

Answer 33

«Enter»
Now the hungry lion roars,
And the wolf behowls the moon,
Now it is the time of night
That the graves, all gaping wide,
Every one lets forth his sprite

And we fairies, that do run
From the presence of the sun,
Now are frolic. Not a mouse
Shall disturb this hallowed house.
«Enter Oberon and Titania and Fairies»

Question 34

Trip away. Make no stay. Meet me all by break of day.
«All but Robin exit»

Answer 34

If we shadows have offended, Think but this and all is mended: That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear. And, as I am an honest puck, We will make amends we long. Else the Puck a liar call. So good night unto you all. Give me your hands if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends.
«Exit»