Hermia In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
1. Why does Quince feel their play rehearsal is ideal?
Answer: Quince feels that their play rehearsal is ideal because the spot in the woods has a natural stage and dressing room.
Evidence from the text:
“Pat, pat. And here’s a marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. This green plot shall be our stage, this hawthorn-brake our tiring-house, and we will do it in action as we will do it before the duke.” (2-5)
2. Provide an example of dramatic irony in this scene.
Answer: Bottom mentions that they are trying to make an ass of him, which is ironic because his name is bottom the synonym for an ass.
Evidence from the text:
“I see their knavery: this is to make an ass of me, to fright me if they could. But I will not stir from this place, …show more content…
When in that moment so it came to pass,
Titania waked and straightway loved an ass.” (33-36)
2. Why is Hermia following Demetrius?
Answer: Hermia is following Demetrius because she believes that he killed Lysander, therefore she wants to die too.
Evidence from the text:
“Now I but chide, but I should use thee worse.
For thou, I fear, hast given me cause to curse.
If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep,
Being o'er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep,
And kill me too.” (46-49)
3. What does Oberon realize when he sees them together?
Answer: Oberon realizes that Puck has dropped the love juice in Demetrius's eyes instead of Lysander's eyes.
Evidence from the text:
“(to ROBIN) What hast thou done? Thou hast mistaken quite,
And laid the love juice on some true love’s sight.
Of thy misprision must perforce ensue
Some true love turned, and not a false turned true.” (89-93)
4. Why won’t Helena accept Lysander’s advances?
Answer: Helena knows how much liked Hermia, so she can’t understand why he has ditched her so suddenly and came after her.
Evidence from the text:
“You do advance your cunning more and more.
When truth kills truth, O devilish holy fray!
These vows are Hermia’s. Will you give her
Answer: Quince feels that their play rehearsal is ideal because the spot in the woods has a natural stage and dressing room.
Evidence from the text:
“Pat, pat. And here’s a marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. This green plot shall be our stage, this hawthorn-brake our tiring-house, and we will do it in action as we will do it before the duke.” (2-5)
2. Provide an example of dramatic irony in this scene.
Answer: Bottom mentions that they are trying to make an ass of him, which is ironic because his name is bottom the synonym for an ass.
Evidence from the text:
“I see their knavery: this is to make an ass of me, to fright me if they could. But I will not stir from this place, …show more content…
When in that moment so it came to pass,
Titania waked and straightway loved an ass.” (33-36)
2. Why is Hermia following Demetrius?
Answer: Hermia is following Demetrius because she believes that he killed Lysander, therefore she wants to die too.
Evidence from the text:
“Now I but chide, but I should use thee worse.
For thou, I fear, hast given me cause to curse.
If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep,
Being o'er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep,
And kill me too.” (46-49)
3. What does Oberon realize when he sees them together?
Answer: Oberon realizes that Puck has dropped the love juice in Demetrius's eyes instead of Lysander's eyes.
Evidence from the text:
“(to ROBIN) What hast thou done? Thou hast mistaken quite,
And laid the love juice on some true love’s sight.
Of thy misprision must perforce ensue
Some true love turned, and not a false turned true.” (89-93)
4. Why won’t Helena accept Lysander’s advances?
Answer: Helena knows how much liked Hermia, so she can’t understand why he has ditched her so suddenly and came after her.
Evidence from the text:
“You do advance your cunning more and more.
When truth kills truth, O devilish holy fray!
These vows are Hermia’s. Will you give her