Act I
1. What are Theseus and Hippolyta discussing at the play's start?
They are discussing their wedding which is supposed to take place in four days' time.
2. How does Hippolyta come to be betrothed to Theseus?
He has defeated her in battle and won her hand in marriage as a peace settlement or perhaps
as the spoils of victory.
3. Why is Egeus disturbed?
He wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry Demetrius, but she loves and desires to marry
Lysander.
4. What will be Hermia's fate if she refuses to marry Demetrius?
She may choose to die or to live as a cloistered nun.
5. To what do Lysander and Hermia agree?
They agree to meet on the next night in a wood a league from Athens and from there to make
their way to the remote home of Lysander's aunt where they can be married and safe from
Athen's cruel punishment and separation.
6. What hope does Helena have by telling Demetrius of Lysander and Hermia's flight?
She anticipates the sweet pain of following him to and from the appointed wood while he
pursues Hermia.
7. Who are the characters in scene two, and what do they plan?
They are six craftsmen of Athens who plan to perform the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisby as an
entertainment to honor the duke's wedding day.
Act II
1. Why is Oberon angry with his queen?
She keeps a young boy as her attendant, and Oberon wants the young boy for himself. She
refuses to share the lovely child with him.
2. On what mission does Oberon send Puck?
Oberon sends Puck to find a flower that has been struck by Cupid's arrow so that he may
anoint the sleeping Titania, causing her to blindly love the first creature she sees upon awaking.20
3. Upon overhearing Demetrius and Helena, what does Oberon command P
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