MND Flashcards
What is Hermia’s fathers name?
Egeus
Who is Theseus getting ready to marry at the beginning of the play?
Hippolyta
Who is to play Pyramus in the play within the play?
Bottom
Where are hernia and Lysander trying to escape to?
Lysander’s aunts house
Who say’s, “I do beg a little changeling boy to be my henchman”?
Oberon
Describe Demetrius’ actions toward Helena in the beginning of the play
Doesn’t like her
Who says, through the forest have I gone/Bu Athenian found I none”?
Puck
What is bottoms head turned into
An ass (donkey)
Who is not one of Titania’s fairy servants?
Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mote, and Mustardseed
What does Hermia think when she cannot find Lysander
Demetrius killed him
When they are fighting, what does Hermia think that Helena is making fun of her for?
Being short (height)
Why doesn’t Egeus like Lysander
Lysander isn’t Demetrius
What is bottoms occupation?
Weaver
Who plays the lion?
Snug
In the play within the play, why does Thisbe kill herself?
She see’s her lover dead
At the end of the play, the fairies go through the house if the duke to do what?
To bless the wedding/ couples
Who says, “if we shadows have offended/Think but this and all is mended”?
Robin
What are Theseus and Hippolyta doing when they come across the lovers in the woods?
Hunting
Why doesn’t flute want to play Thisbe when he is first assigned the part?
He has a beard growing
Why does the company at the wedding decide to watch the workmen play?
Sincerity
What do lovers claim is the reason for their change of heart in the woods?
Some strange power
How does puck keep Lysander and Demetrius from fighting?
Separates them
Who says “The fairy land buys not the child of me”?
Titania
What does Titania believe prompts Oberon’a request?
Jealously
When Demetrius falls for Helena, what is her initial reaction?
Horrified (Negative)
How do bottom’s friends react when his head is transformed?
Screaming and running away
How does Theseus win the love of Hippolyta?
By battling Hippolyta and her fellow amazona, and defeating her
What are pucks actions driven by?
Mischief
What does the potion cause?
Demetrius and Lysander to fall in love with Helena (confusion and chaos)
What does Theseus invite the two pairs of lovers to do at the end of the play?
Get married
