A+Midsummer+Night's+Dream

__**A Midsummer Night’s Dream **__


 * __ Act I, Scene 1 __**

//__ 1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? __// Hippolyta believes that the four days will pass quickly with little trouble, but Theseus thinks it will seem longer.

//__ 2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do? __// He brings his daughter to Theseus, in hope that he will be able to force her into marrying Demetrius.

//__ 3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia? __// According to Egeus and Theseus, the proper for a woman is to marry a wealthy man, whether she loves him or not.

//__ 4. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things? __// It complicates things by proving that Demetrius and Hermia are not in love, which in the end makes Egeus realize that neither of them will be happy.

//__ 5. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? Why do they tell Helena? __// They plan to run away from Athens and get married. They tell Helena because with Hermia gone, she may have another chance with Demetrius.

//__ 6. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend, why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander’s plans? __// She does this with the idea that he may replenish his love for her, simply out of gratitude.

//__ 7. Identify Hermia’s basic dilemma. What are the choices outlined for her by Theseus and her father? What other choice does Lysander suggest? __// Egeus and Theseus both want Hermia marry Demetrius. As she strongly objects to this, they give her two equally unappealing choices; becoming a nun, or being killed. Lysander privately suggests that they meet in the woods at night, and head to her aunt's house to get married.

__** Act I, Scene 2 **__

//__ 8. Why does Nick Bottom want to play all the parts? __// He wants to play all the parts because he thinks highly of his own acting skills.

//__ 9. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene? __// This scene is funny because Bottom thinks he has superior acting skills, when in reality his acting is a joke. I think Shakespeare included this scene to ensure the audience that the play was a comedy, not a tragedy.

//__ 10. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting there at the same time? __// They are to meet in the woods, which just happens to be where Hermia and Lysander are meeting.

//__ 11. How would you describe Bottom’s acting ability? What is Bottom’s own opinion of his acting ability? __// One might describe Bottom's acting ability as 'pompous', or 'exaggerated'. In his own opinion, he is outstanding; so much that he is worthy enough to play all the parts.

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**__Act II, Scene 1__**

__// 10. What does the reader find out about the current relationship between Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies, from Puck and the first fairy? //__ The reader will find that they are quite argumentative. At the time, they are arguing over a changeling child.

//__11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens?__// In the past, Oberon had an affair with Hippolyta, and Theseus with Titania. They came to Athens for the purpose of attending the Duke's wedding.

//__12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans?__// The arguing which ensues causes flooding, starvation, and altering of the seasons.

//__13. Why won’t Titania__// //__give up the changeling to Oberon?__// She refuses to give up the changeling in order to fulfill the request of his mother, who was her former servant; before dying, she had requested Titania to take care of the baby boy.

//__14. What does Oberon send Puck to find?__// Oberon sends Puck to find a special flower. When this flower's juices are poured on one's eyes, they are to fall in love with the next thing they see.

//__15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania?__// Oberon plans to pour the juices on Titania's eyes while she sleeps. This would cause her to fall in love with a grotesque creature when she awakens.

//__16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse?__// Helena reacts by reversing his harsh words into positive ones, and directing them towards him.

__//17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse?//__ She twists them around to positive ones, and continues to follow him.

//__18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women?__// It is inappropriate in the sense that a typical Athenian woman does not talk back to a man, and has very little rights.

//__19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena?__// Oberon tells Puck to pour the juices from the flower onto the eyes of Demetrius, in hope that he will fall in love with Helena. He states nothing about the man, apart from the fact that he is wearing Athenian clothing.

**__Act II, Scene 2__**

//__20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing?__// He wishes this out of anger at her refusal to hand over the changeling child. He also believes it will be amusing.

//__21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her?__// She says this, as she hopes to maintain modesty until marriage.

//__22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes?__// He anoints Lysander's eyes because he assumes he is the Athenian man Oberon mentioned.

//__23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens?__// At first, Helena sees the whole situation as a cruel joke.

//__24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality?__// Her dream, in which a serpent ate away her heart is in a sense, a reflection of reality. During the dream, Lysander does nothing about the situation, he just watches. This could relate to the fact that she is moving further away from the person she loves most.

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__**Act III, Scene 1**__

__//25. How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramus kills himself or when the lion roars?//__ They plan to include a prologue which will inform the audience that neither situations are real. Snug will speak to the audience, while visibly not a real lion.

//__26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall?__// The moonlight, referred to as 'Moonshine' will be played by a man carrying a lantern and a bush of thorns. The wall will be played by another man who is to be plastered, and his fingers spread to represent the crack in which Pyramus and Thisbe talk through.

//__27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears?__// They run off believing they are haunted, as Puck has transformed Bottom's head into that of an ass.

//__28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors?__// He plans to initiate more trouble. The line "Sometimes a horse I'll be, sometimes a hound" indicates that he plans to further frighten them by changing into various creatures.

//__29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies?__// Bottom almost seems indifferent to Titania's attention. However, he is amused by the names of the fairies, and pokes fun at them saying that if he ever cuts his finger, the fairy named 'Cobweb' could be of assistance.

//__30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play?__// This is an apt statement, as Puck is causing people to fall in love in an unreasonable manner.

__**Act III, Scene 2**__

//__31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing?__// Hermia accuses Demetrius of killing Lysander in his sleep.

//__32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake?__// They plan to correct the mistake by making Lysander and Hermia fall in love once again. To do this, they will slip the juice into Lysander's eyes and make sure Hermia is close by while he sleeps.

//__33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along?__// Though she has wanted this all along, she believes that Demetrius too, is mocking her.

//__34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia?__// Helena accuses Hermia of going along with Lysander and Demetrius's cruel behavior.

//__35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past?__// Ever since they were schoolgirls, Helena and Hermia had been the closest of friends. They shared everything, and trusted each other will all their hearts.

//__36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says?__// Lysander treats Hermia in a tremendously rude manner by calling her degrading names such as 'dwarf', or 'acorn', and stating that she was a waste of his time. She finds this hard to believe, as he was always so kind to her in the past.

//__37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena?__// Hermia accuses Helena for stealing the love that once one hers and Lysander's.

//__38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia?__// According to Helena, Hermia is a vixen; a fierce and quarrelsome woman. She states that when angry, she is keen and shrewd.

//__39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do?__// They are going to have a physical fight over Helena.

__//40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men?//__ Oberon tells Puck to break up the fight between the two men. He will do this by running around the forest, mimicking each of their voices in opposition. Once they become exhausted and give in to sleep, he will apply the pansy juice to Lysander's eyes, causing him to fall in love with Hermia, who will be positioned nearby.

//__41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania?__// Once again, Oberon is going to request Titania give him the changeling boy.

//__42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day?__// Oberon is not fearful, because unlike the rest of the fairies, he does not loose his magical abilities during the day.

//__43. How well does Puck’s trickery work?__// Puck's trickery works very well, as the two men drift off to sleep with the girls nearby.

====<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**__Review Question:__** //The climax, or turning point, of A Midsummer Night’s Dream comes at the end of Act 3. In point form describe the major plot points of Act Three starting from when Titania falls in love with Bottom leading to the climax or turning point of the play near the end of act three.// ====


 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Titania becomes infatuated with Nick Bottom.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Oberon discovers that Puck has anointed the wrong Athenian man's eyes.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hermia accuses Demetrius of killing Lysander in his sleep.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Oberon anoints Demetrius's eyes, and he falls in love with Helena.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The couples meet, and Lysander and Demetrius duel it out, while Hermia and Helena fight as well.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Oberon is maddened by the mess Puck has created, and orders him to break the fight up.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Puck anoints Lysander's eyes, positioning him close to Hermia so that he'll fall in love with her when he wakes up.

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__**Act IV, Scene 1**__

//__44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies?__// Bottom has adjusted very well to the attention. Not only has he discontinued questioning Titania's sudden love for him, but he seems to enjoy it. He also takes advantage of it by uttering ridiculous requests to the fairies.

//__45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom?__// Oberon feels sorry for causing her to love such a hateful creature.

//__46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her?__// He will avoid her question completely by changing the subject.

//__47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning?__// They are hunting to prepare for the Duke's wedding.

//__48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods__//? He suspects they rose early to enjoy the splendor of May, and came to the spot in search of solemnity.

//__49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness?__// Demetrius explains that his feelings towards Hermia have faded into feelings for Helena. He compares his love for Hermia to that of an illness, because he is already betrothed to her, and is not enjoying it.

//__50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people?__// Theseus decides to let the couples get married (Hermia to Lysander, and Demetrius to Helena), at the same time as him and Hippolyta.

//__51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming?__// They feel as if it isn't real, as everything seemed to go back to normal so fast.

//__52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke?__// He is going to find Peter Quince, and request he make a ballad in which he can sing in front of the Duke.

**__Act IV, Scene 2__**

//__53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost?__// Quince and the troupe feel as though they are truly missing something without his presence. He mentions that Bottom is the 'best person', and a paragon for a sweet voice. Flute even states that Bottom has 'the best wit of any handicraft man in Athens'.

__//54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play?//__ They regret running away from Bottom, realizing that he is a highly valuable actor.

//__55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace?__// They must hurry to perform at the Duke's palace, as Bottom has returned to take part in their play.

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Extending the thought process. __** ==

====<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a) //__The fourth act opens and ends with Bottom at center stage. What is your opinion of Bottom’s character? How might he be the antithesis, or opposite, of Theseus’s character?__// In my opinion, Bottom is not a bad character at all. He is just a man with an abundance of confidence, and no talent to compensate for it. Theseus, however, is the opposite of this. While Bottom comes off as laid-back, goofy, and ridiculous, Theseus is serious-minded, strong, and demanding. Theseus represents order. Bottom just represents idiocy. ====

====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">b) //__How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience?__// ==== Upon waking, most of the dreamers return to their regular state, as if nothing ever happened. The one who is permanently changed is Demetrius, as he now loves Helena instead of Hermia.

====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">c) //__In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation?__// ==== I think Shakespeare is trying to say that love often happens with little predictability, and little reason. He also conveys that love can strike someone at the worst of times. The instance where Titania becomes infatuated with Nick Bottom is exemplary of this.

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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__56. Why does Theseus dismiss the stories of the four young people?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">He dismisses their stories because he has already decided their fates; they are going to have a three-way wedding.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__57. Why does Theseus choose to see the play about Pyramus and Thisbe rather than the other entertainments?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The other ones, he had already seen, or weren't appropriate for the wedding.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__58. Why does Philostrate try to keep Theseus from seeing the play? What does he say is wrong with it?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Philostrate tries to prevent Theseus from seeing it by telling him how bad it is. He says that the performers are poor actors, and that the performance is altogether too short and tedious.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__59. What does Theseus mean by the lines, "For never anything can be amiss, when simpleness and duty tender it"?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">He means that the play cannot be missed for the amount of time and effort put into it.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__60. What is accomplished by having the Prologue tell the whole story that the actors are then going to enact?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Little is accomplished by Quince's prologue, except for the amusement caused by the errors in his sentences.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__61. How does Shakespeare use comments from the audience to enhance the humour of the play that they are watching?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Shakespeare displays the audiences' reaction to give us an idea of how horrible the play really is.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__62. What is Hippolyta’s reaction to the play?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hippolyta criticizes it of being 'silly', and seems to find it quite ridiculous over all.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__63. In what way is Thisbe’s final speech humorous?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Her speech is made humorous by her constant attempts to sound real, which in reality sounded completely false, and over-acted.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__64. What does Oberon tell the fairies to do?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Oberon tells the fairies to watch the lovers as they sleep.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__65. What is the purpose of Puck’s final speech?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Puck's final speech was to inform the audience that if they didn't enjoy the play, they could simply dismiss it as a dream, and if they did, they could give the actors a round of applause.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Extending the thought process:** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//__Find at least one example of each of the following that occurs during the play within the play. Write down the quote that illustrates example.__//

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**excessive alliteration:** "For, by thy gracious, golden, glittering gleams..." <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**breaking the play’s illusion of reality:** "In this same interlude it doth befall that I, one Snout by name, present a wall, as I would have you think..." <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**using the wrong word or name:** "Wilt though at Ninny's tomb meet me straightaway?" <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**repeating a word excessively:** "Adieu, Adieu, Adieu." "Alack, alack, alack." "Now die, die, die, die, die." <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ridiculous metaphor:** "Myself, the man in the moon, do seem to be."

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">a) //__In reading the play-within-a-play, we become the audience for the drama played out by Theseus, Hippolyta, and the others. These performers, in turn, form the audience for the reenactment of Pyramus and Thisbe. How does observing another audience help you understand the relationship between audience and performers?__// <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By observing another audience, we gain insight on their reaction to the play. This can be helpful when trying to understand what audiences were like in Shakespearean times.

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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">b) //__Modern television shows often create comic effects by having a silly, innocent, or “clueless” character and a sarcastic, knowing, clever character play off of each other. What examples can you think of?__// Though I do not watch much TV, some modern examples are Micky Mouse and Goofy, and Patrick from the show 'Spongebob'.

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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">c) //__Identify ways in which Pyramus and Thisbe might be unsuitable for a wedding celebration. Are there any ways in which the play might be appropriate? In what ways is the play-within-a-play an ironic commentary on what the two pairs of young lovers (Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia) have gone through earlier?__// The play 'Pyramus and Thisbe' has an overall dark vibe to it, as it involves the lovers dying at their own hands. The only thing making it suitable for a wedding is it's grasp on the concept of love. In a way, it is a commentary on the events of the young lovers, as each of the lovers would have killed them self for the other.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Completion 10/10 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Effort 7/10 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Content 7/10 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> total: 24/30