b.) It would make the play more interesting. c.) The play is too hard to follow without a prologue to introduce the story to the audience. d.) The lion and suicide(s) would frighten the women in the audience. 10.) What is Bottom’s reason for wanting to tell everyone his night was but a dream? [IV.ii.209-217] a.) He can’t remember enough of it for it to make sense. b.) It is forbidden to speak of one’s dreams. c.) He is afraid of looking like a fool. d.) He wants to make a song of it and tell everyone later. III. Fill in the blanks: *Fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word/name.* 1.) (As of I. i. 86-90) Hermia’s options of how she is to live her life are to become a _____nun____, to obey her father’s wishes and marry Demetrius, or to ___die____. 2.) Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed are all ___fairies____. 3.) Hermia must marry Demetrius ____or face consequences___. (I.i.23-126) 4.) Titania, due to a love potion, falls in love with ____Bottom____. 5.) Helena accuses___Hermia___of coming up with the idea to mock her. 6.) The word___‘dotes’___is used many times throughout the play, instead of other possible words such as ‘loves’, or ‘adores’. 7.) The fairy,____Puck____, turned Bottom’s head into that of an ass. 8.) In Act V, three couples are married. They are____Theseus__&___Hippolyta____, ___Lysander___&___Hermia____, and ___Demetrius____&____ Helena___. IV. Short Essay *Give a few sentence answers.* 1.) What makes Demetrius fall in love with Helena? Helena and Lysander are arguing nearby where Demetrius lie asleep. He overhears them and awakes to see Helena first. Previously, while Demetrius was sleeping, Puck had anointed his eyes with Cupid’s touch (from a flower that had been touched by Cupid) so that Demetrius would fall in love with the first thing he sees when he woke up.. Which happened to be Helena. 2.) Bottom and the other cl...
