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= “ A Midsummer **Night’s** Dream ” =



Act I, Scene 1 She thinks the days will go by quickly because she tells Theseus that the four days will pass like a dream, and before they know it, they'll be married. Theseus on the other hand, thinks that four days is too long and will seem like years.
 * 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus?**

Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus because he wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, but Hermia doesn't love Demetrius. He expects him to either force her to marry him, or bestow upon her the old Athenian law. She could also choose to join the nunery.
 * 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do?**

According to Egeus and Theseus, the proper role for women/ daughters in the Athenian Society is that the women/daughter should listen to their man, father or husband. She must marry Demetrius without an opinion, because she has to listen to her father's decision.
 * 3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia?**

It puts Demetris and hermia in an uncomfortable positions because it shows that maybe Lysander's love is stronger and it is a good argument.
 * 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things?**

They plan to go to Lysander;s aunt's house outside of Athens and get married.
 * 5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena?**

The play does not state her exact reasoning but it is because she thinks that Demitrius will trust and like her for it and he will lose interest in Hermia because of it. = =
 * 6. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend, why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander’s plans?**

 Her dilema is that she loves Lysander but is forced to marry Demetrius. Her father says she has to choose between being a nun, being killed or marrying him. Lysander suggests moving to his aunts which is outside of Athens so they can get married without being under the influence of Athenian law. .
 * 7.** **Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest?**

Act I, Scene 2 Nick Bottom wants to play all the parts because he thinks he's a more suitable actor for all the parts and is very full of himself.
 * 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts?**

The scene is funny because they're bad actors and are very confused. Shakespeare included it because it adds light hearted atmosphere to the play.
 * 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene?**

The actors are meeting in the forest, "...meet me in the palace wood, a mile without the town, by moonlight." so that they won't be disturbed.
 * 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time?**

Bottom is a very inexperienced actor it seems and he is over dramatic when he acts. He thinks he is a great actor however.
 * 11.** **How would you describe Bottom’s acting abili**t**y? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability?**

= = ==Act 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes place in the daytime, but it contains many images of the moon that foreshadow the night to come. Using GarageBand record yourself reading the lines in Act 1 that illustrate the imagery of night/moon. Share to iTunes and upload the mp3 to your wikispace.==


 * Podcast:**
 * Act 1**
 * Scene 1**
 * Alex and Raz**

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= Act II Scene I =

 They haven't gotten along since the baby was adopted by Titania, and have been fighting over who gets to keep the child.
 * 10. What does the reader find out about the current relationship between Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies, from Puck and the first fairy? **

Oberon and hippolyta both cheated with Hippolyta and heseus, Oberon cheated with Hippolyta and Titania cheated with Theasus. They came in to Athensto attend a wedding for Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding.
 *  11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens? **

When Oberon and Titania argue it has negative affects on nature, humans and the seasons; Crops don't grow properly, season's get mixed up, rivers,lakes, and oceans overflow, crops begin to rot from the moisture, and disease spreads from the crows and other animals.Theses effects on nature effect the humans because they depend on the land to survive.
 *  12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans **

Titania won't give up the changeling boy to Oberon because Titania believes it is her responsibility to protect the boy, as he is the child of her deceased servant. I also believe she does not want the boy to become a soldier.
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Oberon sends Puck to find the flower which, if placed on a persons eyelid while they're asleep, will make them fall in love with the first person, or animal they see when they awake.
 *  14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? **

His plan is to put some juice from the flower onto Titania's eyes so that when she wakes up she will fall in love with the first thing she sees, no matter how cruel it is. He thinks h e is getting back at her and that it will be funny.
 *  15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? **

Helena is in denial, and she continues to follow Demetrius through the forest and thinks nothing of the abuse. At the end of the scene she proclaims she will follow him no matter what; "...<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">to die upon the hand that I love so well." Helena twists Demetrius's words and uses them to her advantage. (ex " DEMETRIUS Tempt not too much the hatred of my spirit; For I am sick when I do look on thee." HELENA "And I am sick when I look not on you.")
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">She practically encourages him to hurt her. "I am your spaniel, and Demetrius, the more you beat me, I will fawn on you." Any attention she can get from Demetrius is good enough for her.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Helena is not listening to Demetrius, this is inappropriate because women were supposed to listen to the will of men. Also, in Athenian times it was customary for the men to go after the women in a relationship.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women? **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Oberon feels sorry for Helena so he tells Puck to also put some of the magical juice of the flower in "the Athenian man's" eyes so he will fall in love with Helena.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? **

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Oberon is mad at Titania so he wants her to suffer and humiliate herself.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some "vile thing"? **

= = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Hermia does not want to sleep with him until they are married because she believes it is improper to sleep with someone until they are married.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">The instruction for Puck was to put the juice in the Athenian man's eyes. Lysander is an Athenian man and is fit to the description. Puck is simply mistaken. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Helena thinks that Lysander is making fun of her and bullying her, so she takes offense to his remarks. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? **

= = =Creating the Magical Mood and Atmosphere of Act 2= <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">**In pairs, use Garage Band to produce the introduction of Act 2 Scene 2.. Use sound effects to create the magical and mysterious mood of the opening. Record the text up to line 34. Create the music to go with the lyrics of the Fairies Song. Upload to your wiki.**

Alex and Raz
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Act 2 Podcast **

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=<span style="color: #800080; font-size: 13px; height: 600px; line-height: 1.5; min-height: 600px; padding-bottom: 2em; position: relative; width: 763px;"> Act III, Scene 1 = The men decided to tell everyone what is going to happen in the lpay ahead of time and that it is not acctualy a lion so they will not be suprised. Also, the head of the person will be showing out of the costume.
 * 25. How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramus kills himself or when the lion roars?**

They are hoping hat the moon will be shining through the window but if not, they will have someone holding a lantern pretending to be the moon.
 * 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall?**

Puck turned Bottoms head in to the head of an ass, when the other actors saw him the did not believe their eyess and were shocked.
 * 27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears?**

"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."
 * 28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors?**


 * 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies?**

The whole point of the play is that love dosen't always make sense but we pursue what we want anyway. This statement is pointing this out and it really seems to fit with the play.
 * 30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play?**

= Act III, Scene 2 =

"Out, dog! out, cur! thou drivest me past the bounds Of maiden's patience. Hast thou slain him, then? Henceforth be never number'd among men!" She thinks that Demetrius killed Lysander because he did not tell her that he was leaving so that is the only explanation she can think of.
 * 31." What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing?**

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