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Act I Questions

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus?
 * Theseus thinks the next four days are going to take forever to come but Hippolyta's sures him it will be four days before he knows it.

2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do?

3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia? 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things?
 * That fathers had the say over their daughters to who they had to marry or they would be consequences.

5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena?
 * They planed to run away to Lysander's aunts who lives on the outside of Athenian, where the rules dont apply so they can get married. They descided to tell Helena because she was upset that Hermia had to marry Demetrius because she loves Demetrius. So they told her that to make her feel better about the situation.

6. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend, why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander’s plans?
 * Helena tells Demetrius this plan because telling him this he will thank her and that will help comfort her. Even though watching him leave will hurt her but seeing him come back will ease the pain.

7. Identify Hermia's basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choices does Lysander suggest?

Act I, Scene 2 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts? 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene?
 * Because Nick thinks he is a good actor and can act all the parts.

10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time?
 * There are all to meet at the Dukes Oak tree in the forest where Lysander and Hermia are going to meet for when they run away to Lysanders aunts place to get married.

11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability?

‍Podcast Assignment (May be done with a partner)
==‍Act 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes place in the daytime, but it contains many images of the moon that foreshadow the night to come. Using GarageBand record yourself reading the lines in Act 1 that illustrate the imagery of night/moon (find and record at least 8). Create the mood and atmosphere of act 1 by adding a musical score to the background. Your podcast should start with:==