Look where Theseus reads the name of the play: "A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisbe; very tragical mirth."
What does "brief" mean in this context?
What does "brief" mean in this context?
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Think about what strategies worked (and didn’t work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?
What does "partition" mean in this context?
"And this same progeny of evils comes
From our debate, from our dissension;
We are their parents and original."
| 1) | What is this act mainly about? |
| 2) | What does Bottom ask Cobweb to bring him? |
| 3) | Which three plants does Titania use to describe herself embracing Bottom? |
| 4) | What was Titania doing when Oberon met with her? |
| 5) | Which mythological figures does Hippolyta recall hunting with? |
| 6) | What does Theseus assume is the reason for the four youths' presence? |
| 7) | What does Demetrius compare his disappearing love for Hermia to? |
| 8) | After the duke leaves, what does Demetrius doubt? |
| 9) | Where does Bottom ask the other actors to meet him? |
| 10) | What does Oberon mean in the quote below?
"Seest thou this sweet sight? |
| 11) | What does Theseus mean in the quote below?
"How comes this gentle concord in the world, That hatred is so far from jealousy, |
| 12) | What does Starveling mean in the quote below?
"He cannot be heard of. Out of doubt he is transported." |
| 13) | Look where Oberon tells Titania, "We the globe can compass soon, / Swifter than the wandering moon."
What does "compass" mean in this context? |
| 14) | Look where Hippolyta, recalling the past, says "I never heard / So musical a discord, such sweet thunder."
What does "discord" mean in this context? |
| 16) | Were there any events that weren't clear to you? |