A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1 Performance: Oberon Lines 45-69

The speaker expresses pity for the Fairy Queen, who has been meeting with a fool. After a conflict, the speaker receives a changeling child from the Fairy Queen. With the child in hand, the speaker plans to undo a transformation and return to Athens, treating the night's events as a dream. Finally, the speaker decides to release the Fairy Queen.

What does the narrator feel towards the woman he meets in the woods?

• Indifference

• Pity

• Anger

• Joy

What does the narrator notice about the woman's actions towards the man?

• She gives him a gift

• She scolds him

• She decorates his head with flowers

• She ignores him

What does the woman give to the narrator upon his request?

• Her changeling child

• A magical potion

• A map to fairy land

• A crown of flowers

What is the narrator's plan after obtaining the child?

• To leave the child with the woman

• To confront the Fairy Queen

• To reverse a spell on an Athenian man

• To keep the child in the woods

What does the narrator intend to do with the Fairy Queen?

• Imprison her

• Release her

• Ignore her

• Challenge her