Act II A Midsummer Nights Dream Flashcards
Why are the ferry king and queen (Oberon and Titania) fighting?
They both want this Indian child
What is Robin Goodfellow’s reputation?
He’s a prankster are you pranks a lot of humans and he makes their lives very difficult
What has happened as a result of Oberon and Titania fighting?
The world is out of whack and the weather is not correct
How did Titania end up with the Indian boy?
His mom died in childbirth, and made the child Titania’s responsibility
What is “love in idlness” and what does it do?
It is the flower that make someone fall in love with the next creature it sees
How does O’Brien plan to get the boy from Titania
He plans to use the flower to distract Titania
How does Demetrius react to how on that when she followed him into the woods?
He is disgusted and is very rude to her
After seeing Helena and Demetrius, what does Oberon add to his plan?
He plans to use the flower on Demetrious for Helena
After the fairies sing Titania to sleep, what does Oberon do?
He squeezes the flower on to Titania’s eyes
What are the two reasons puck was sure he has found a couple seen by Oberon (when he saw Lysander and Hermia)?
Lysander is in Athenian clothing and they sleep far away from each other
In act two of most of Shakespeare’s plays, The audience is introduced to the conflict. Does act two scene two fit this pattern?
The conflict starts with Lysander retrieving the flower
Why does Helena react to Lysander after he falls for her
She thinks he is mocking her
What name does Robin Goodfellow often go by?
Puck
