A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2 Performance: Demetrius Lines 82-87

The transcript explores themes of sorrow, heaviness, and the metaphorical debt owed by sleep to sorrow. It delves into the emotional weight of these concepts and concludes with a reflection on tenderness and the decision to remain in a state of contemplation.

What decision does the speaker make after following someone fiercely?

• To forget about it

• To stay for a while

• To leave immediately

• To confront the person

How does the speaker describe the growth of sorrow?

• It grows heavier

• It disappears

• It remains the same

• It becomes lighter

What is the speaker's attitude towards the heaviness of sorrow?

• Confused

• Indifferent

• Accepting

• Joyful

What does the speaker question about the relationship between sorrow and sleep?

• If sorrow owes a debt to sleep

• If sorrow can be ignored

• If sleep is more important than sorrow

• If sleep can cure sorrow

What does the speaker decide to do at the end of the reflection on sorrow and sleep?

• To seek help

• To leave the place

• To confront sorrow

• To make a stay