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MSND: Questions Flashcards

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What is happening at the beginning of play

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Theseus and Hippolyta are talking about their wedding day

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When is their wedding

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It is in 4 days

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What is Theseus sad about

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He is sad that the wedding is 4 days away, he thinks the days will go slowly

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What does Theseus compare the moon to

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He compares it to a widow making a stepson wait for his inheritance

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What does Hippolyta say in response to Theseus

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She says that the nights will go quickly because during the night you dream, so it wont feel as long.

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What doses Hippolyta compare the moon to

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She compares it to a silver bow

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What does Theseus tell Philostrate to do

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He tells him to make everyone as happy and joyful as he can, and the people who are still sad, can not come the wedding celebration ( they will go to a funeral )

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What does Egeus come to Theseus for

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He came to complain

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What is Egeus complaining about

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He is complaint about the fact that his daughter, Hermia, will not marry Demetrius. Egeus has given Demetrius consent to marry Hermia. Hermia doesn’t want to because she is in love with Lysander.

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Who did Egeus take with him

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He took Hermia, Demetrius and Lysander.

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What is different about Lysander and Demetrius

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They have the same nobility, they both love Hermia they are both worthy. Demetrius has convent to marry Hermia, Lysander does not. Lysander has wooed Hermia, Demetrius has not

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Ho what Lysander wooed Hermia

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He has given her love songs. He has sung songs by her window at night. He has given her bracelets of his hair, runs, trinkets, fancy presents, ornaments, trifles, flowers and sweet food.

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What does Egeus want if Hermia doesn’t consent to marry Demetrius

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He wants her to be killed

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What does Theseus say to egeus’s complaint

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He says that she should listen to him. He says that her father should be as a of to her. She should obey ever word. He reminds her that he has made her beautiful. He says she is like a block of wax, and her father has sculpted her. He says she can choose to continue looking beautiful, or she could destroy her image

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Hermia says that Lysander is also worthy. What does Theseus say

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He says that Lysander is worthy, but Demetrius has his fathers consent. Egeus doesn’t see Lysander the way Hermia does

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What does Hermia apologize for

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She says she is sorry for her actions and that she doesn’t know what made her so bold

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What does Hermia want to know

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She wants to know what will happen to her if she doesn’t marry Demetrius.

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What three churches does Theseus give Hermia

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He says she can: become a nun, be killed or marry Demetrius

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What does Hermia say in response to the three choices

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She says she would rather die that marry a man she doesn’t love

20
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Who is the “cold fruitless moon”

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Diana- the goddess of virginity

21
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What does Diana control

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Their ‘blood’ – their feelings/passions

22
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Explain the rose metaphor from Theseus

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It compares being married to a ‘rose distilled’ which is perfume. It compares a life of being single as ‘withering’ rose. This explains how a married person lives on as something better, and can not die, whereas a single person lives and dies.

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How long does Theseus give Hermia to think about her choice

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He gives her 4 days, until the next new moon.

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What does Demetrius urge Hermia and Lysander to do

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He urges Hermia to relent and for Lysander to yield.

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What does Lysander say

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He says that Demetrius has Egeus’s love and that Demetrius should let him have Hermia’s love. He says that Demetrius should marry Egeus

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Explain the metaphor Lysander uses to show Hermia’s sadness

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He compares the fading color in her cheeks to sadness.

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How does Hermia say that she wants to cry

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She says that she could water the plants with her tears.

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What does Lysander say to comfort Hermia

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He says that love was never a smooth course. It always has bumps.

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What do Hermia and Lysander plan to do

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They plan to escape from Athens and live with lysander’s widowed aunt.

30
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Does Hermia agree or disagree to the plan

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She swears by a whole bunch of stuff, that she will be there.

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Why is Helena mad at Hermia

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Because she thinks that Hermia is trying to steal Demetrius from her. She loves Demetrius, but he loves Hermia,

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What is the conversational part of the play called

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It’s called stichomythia. It highlights how irrational young love is.

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What is this onversatu`ion between Helena and Hermia about.q

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It’s about how Demetrius loves Hermia no matter how much she doesn’t love him. Helena is upset about this, and she wants Hermia to teach her.

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What do Lysander sand Hermia tell Helena

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They tell Helena their plan elope.

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