Midsummer Night's Dream Anticipation Guide

The setting takes place in ...

• Rome, Italy

• Sparta, Greece

• Athens, Greece

• Athenian, Greece

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Who is getting married?

• Thisbian and Hyperlady

• Theseus and Hermia

• Theseus and Helena

• Theseus and Hippolyta

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Where do Hermia and Lysander plan to escape the law of Athens?

• The woods.

• Lysander's aunt.

• Lysander's cousin.

• Nick Bottoms.

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Who holds the hearts of the two men at the beginning of the play?

• Helena

• Hermia

• Hippolyta

• Titania

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What are Hermia's alternatives to marrying Demetrius?

• Die

• Be banished to a nunnery.

• Marry Lysander

• Be banished to a nunnery or lose her life.

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Why is Egeus disturbed?

• He wants his daughter, Helena to marry Demetrius, but she loves and desires to marry Lysander.

• He wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry Demetrius, but she loves and desires to marry Lysander.

• He wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry Lysander, but she loves and desires to marry Demetrius.

• He wants his daughter, Helena, to marry Demetrius, but she loves and desires to marry Lysander.

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What hope does Helena have by telling Demetrius of Lysander and Hermia's flight?

• She hopes he might change his mind about her and fall back in love with her.

• She wants to make her friend angry because she is jealous.

• She secretly is in love with Lysander and hopes that this will help her.

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Why are the tradesmens performing Pyramus and Thisbe?

• to entertain the Oberon and Titania

• to woe over Titania

• to celebrate Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding.

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In making a case to Theseus regarding Hermia's falling in love with Lysander, Egeus says the following lines:

My gracious duke,

This man hath bewitched the bosom of my child

These lines suggest that:

• Lysander has stolen Hermia's love.

• Lysander has injured Hermia

• Demetrius is the man Hermia loves

• Lysander has evil powers over others.

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What role does Bottom wish to play?

• Pyramus because it is the lead role.

• The lion because he can roar better than anyone else.

• Thisbe because he can speak in a perfect "little voice".

• He wants to play all the roles because he thinks he is the best actor among all the actors in the company.

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