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A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1 Scene 1

Terms in this set (16)

Where does act one, scene one take place?
Athens, Theseus' court
Who is Theseus? Who is Hippolyta? What is going on with them?
Theseus is the duke of Athens. Hippolyta is the queen of the Amazons. They are getting married.
How soon is Theseus and Hippolyta's marriage? What do they say about the wait?
Their marriage is in four days, which is the day of the full moon. Theseus wants to marry Hippolyta right away and complains how far away the wedding is while Hippolyta is telling him that the day is not far away.
What does Theseus order Philostrate to do?
He orders Philostrate to spread the news about the wedding and get ready for the celebration
How did Theseus "woo" Hippolyta? How are their feelings different now?
Theseus won a battle against him and Hippolyta. They saw each other as enemies at first but now love each other.
Who is Egeus? What is his problem? What does he intend to do about his daughter?
Egeus is Hermia's father. He wants his daughter to marry Demetrius. Because she disobeys him, he will try to kill her or force her to become a nun.
What does Theseus tell Hermia about fathers?
That fathers should be treated with respect, that they are gods to their children.
What choice does Theseus give Hermia? How soon does she have to decide?
To either marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die. She has four days to decide.
What does Lysander tell Demetrius to do?
Since Demetrius loves Egeus so much, they should marry instead so Lysander and Hermia can be together.
Lysander points out what about himself and Demetrius? How are they the same? How are they different?
Both have the same rank but Lysander and Hermia are in love. Also, Demetrius was unfaithful to Helena.
Theseus' final word to Hermia is...?
He reminds her of her options: to either marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die and she has four days to choose.
What does Lysander say to Hermia about true love?
The course of love never runs smoothly, Love doesn't always go the way you want it to
Give all the details of Lysander's plan for he and Hermia to be together.
They will run away to Lysander's rich widowed aunt that loves her nephew like a son. Since she lives very far from Athens, the law won't apply to them. Hermia must sneak out of her father's house at night and meet Lysander in a forest.
Who is Helena? Who does she love? Why does she want to be like Hermia?
Helena is Nedar's daughter. She loves Demetrius and is completely devoted to him. She wants to be like Hermia because Demetrious loves her
How do Hermia and Helena each describe Demetrius?
Helena says that the more Demetrius hates her, the more she loves him. Hermia says the more Demetrius loves her, the more she hates him.
a. What does Helena say about love?
b. What is her history with Demetrius?
a. "Love is like a child."
b. She had a relationship with Demetrius and he promised to love her
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