Titania Flashcards
Who is she? [3]
- Queen of the Fairies and wife of Oberon (King of Fairies).
- reference to Titans being asociated to nature so is Titania
- draws on Elizabethan beliefs about the supernatural - fairies’ ability to influence humans to cause illness and madness
What events is she involved in? [5]
- In Act 2 Scene 1 - Oberon and Titania’s argument sets up fairies meddling in human affairs
- her refusal to give up the Indian prince angers Oberon and makes him want to humiliate her - causing him to set up chaos in the forest between the 4 lovers, Bottom and Titania
- In Act 3 Scene 1, she falls in love with an ass-headed Bottom = comical as fairy queen loves an ass
- In Act 4 Scene 1, her enchantment is lifted and she can’t believe what has happened - she makes up with Oberon
- In Act 5 Scene 1, Oberon and her bless the wedding and wish the 4 lovers a happy life
Which quote shows this:
- sets up the conflict between the two fairies.
- blank verse highlights the tension between Oberon and her when arguing
- her strong will is shown here by making it sound like it was her decision not to speak to him again
“What, jealous Oberon? – Fairies, skip hence.
I have forsworn his bed and company” (Act 2
Scene 1)
Which quote shows this:
- this metaphor shows the ownership she has
over the natural world - links to Elizabethan beliefs about fairies. - shows how even though she is firm to not give the Indian boy to Oberon - she also cares about the effect of their argument on the natural world
- quote comes from the end of a monologue where she says all the consequences their argument has had on nature
“And this same progeny of evils comes
From our debate, from our dissension.
We are their parents and original” (Act 2
Scene 1)
Which quote shows this:
- she’s just woken up and fallen in love
with Bottom – uses imperatives to
command him to stay with her - on one side, she is completely in love with him, but on the other side, she is a woman commanding a man to stay where he is
“Out of this wood do not desire to go.
Thou shall remain here whether thou wilt or
no” (Act 3 Scene 1)
Which quote shows this:
- her change in characcter is shown here as she is fully in love with Bottom
- it sems comedic but it also shows her loss of power and humiliation
- she is shown as a victim of cruel enchantment by Oberon and she loses her powerful status
- only because Oberon pities her - he lifts the enchantment
“Oh, how I love thee! How I dote on thee!”
(Act 4 Scene 1)
Which quote shows this:
- Oberon eventually lifts the enchantment and Titania is very embarrassed
- she doesn’t challenge or leave him and instead accepts it
- shows heer understanding her place in society and how she is still under the control of a man
- it is best for her to submit to Oberon instead of challenging him, otherwise he could put other enchantments on her
“Methought I was enamoured of an ass!” (Act
4 Scene 1)
Which quote shows this:
- play ends happily with the fairies use of rhyming couplets - shows playfulness and their blessing
- quite ironic that she blesses the house with “fairy grace” - even after what Oberon has done to her
- is it a happy reunion between Oberon and her or a forced acceptance of her place in the fairy world?
“Hand in hand with fairy grace
Will we sing and bless this place” (Act 5 Scene
1)
What does this quote show? [3]
“What, jealous Oberon? – Fairies, skip hence.
I have forsworn his bed and company” (Act 2
Scene 1)
- sets up the conflict between the two fairies.
- blank verse highlights the tension between Oberon and her when arguing
- her strong will is shown here by making it sound like it was her decision not to speak to him again
What does this quote show? [3]
“And this same progeny of evils comes
From our debate, from our dissension.
We are their parents and original” (Act 2
Scene 1)
- this metaphor shows the ownership she has
over the natural world - links to Elizabethan beliefs about fairies. - shows how even though she is firm to not give the Indian boy to Oberon - she also cares about the effect of their argument on the natural world
- quote comes from the end of a monologue where she says all the consequences their argument has had on nature
What does this quote show? [2]
“Out of this wood do not desire to go.
Thou shall remain here whether thou wilt or
no” (Act 3 Scene 1)
- she’s just woken up and fallen in love
with Bottom – uses imperatives to
command him to stay with her - on one side, she is completely in love with him, but on the other side, she is a woman commanding a man to stay where he is
What does this quote show? [4]
“Oh, how I love thee! How I dote on thee!”
(Act 4 Scene 1)
- her change in characcter is shown here as she is fully in love with Bottom
- it sems comedic but it also shows her loss of power and humiliation
- she is shown as a victim of cruel enchantment by Oberon and she loses her powerful status
- only because Oberon pities her - he lifts the enchantment
What does this quote show? [4]
“Methought I was enamoured of an ass!” (Act
4 Scene 1)
- Oberon eventually lifts the enchantment and Titania is very embarrassed
- she doesn’t challenge or leave him and instead accepts it
- shows heer understanding her place in society and how she is still under the control of a man
- it is best for her to submit to Oberon instead of challenging him, otherwise he could put other enchantments on her
What does this quote show? [3]
“Hand in hand with fairy grace
Will we sing and bless this place” (Act 5 Scene
1)
- play ends happily with the fairies use of rhyming couplets - shows playfulness and their blessing
- quite ironic that she blesses the house with “fairy grace” - even after what Oberon has done to her
- is it a happy reunion between Oberon and her or a forced acceptance of her place in the fairy world?
