Questions+4+midsummer+nights+dream

Act IV, Scene 1

44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies?
 * Bottom is at home with all the attention he is getting for the Titania and the fairies.

45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her?
 * Oberon was no impressed and wanted to change Titania back to her self, not in love with the donkey.
 * Oberon changes the topic and tries to destract Titania's so he doesnt have to answer the question.

47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? 48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods? 49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness? 50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? 51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming?
 * They were in the woods because they were going to perform the firlials for the May Day.
 * Theseus thinks that they were sleeping in the woods for May Day morning.
 * Because Demetrius went off his favorite food, and his appetite for Hermia has returned.
 * Beacsue it all felt to fake but since every one can recall the same thing, they are a little

52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke? Act IV, Scene 2 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? 54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play? 55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace?
 * He is going to have Peter write a song about his dream and sing it after the play.
 * They didnt want to contiune the play because bottom was the most suited for that part.
 * All the profit they would have made.

‍Extending the thought process.
====‍a) The fourth act opens and ends with Bottom at center stage. What is your opinion of Bottom’s character? How might he be the antithesis, or opposite, of Theseus’s character?====

====‍b) How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience?====

====‍c) In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation?====