A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act II, Scene ii

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Who are the main characters in Act II, scene ii?

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Demetrius, Helena, Oberon, Puck, Titania, Lysander, Hermia.

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What does Demetrius say to Helena in this scene?

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He insults her, says he does not love her, does not want to see her, and wishes she would stop following him.

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What does Oberon plan to do with the flower's juice?

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He plans to anoint Titania’s eyelids with the flower’s juice so that she will fall in love with the first creature she sees upon waking.

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What does Puck agree to do for Oberon?

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Puck agrees to find an Athenian youth being pursued by a lady and to put some of the juice on the youth’s eyelids.

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What happens when Titania falls asleep by the stream bank?

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Oberon squeezes the flower’s juice onto her eyelids, chanting a spell.

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What does Lysander suggest when he and Hermia get lost in the forest?

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He suggests that they should sleep in the forest until morning.

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How does Puck mistakenly identify Lysander and Hermia?

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Puck assumes they are the Athenians Oberon spoke of because they are sleeping apart.

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What does Puck do to Lysander while he is asleep?

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Puck spreads the potion on Lysander’s eyelids.

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What does Helena do when she sees the sleeping Lysander?

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She wakes him up.

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What effect does the potion have on Lysander?

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Lysander falls deeply in love with Helena and begins to praise her beauty.