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journal question act one Why do young people in love sometimes experience conflict with their parents over their relationships?

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journal question act two Imagine someone you had been dating suddenly stopped liking you for no apparent reason. How would it feel? Why? How do teenagers generally handle things like that? How would you handle it?

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journal question acts three & four Describe a time that you had difficulty telling the difference between dreams and reality—or a time you got so involved in a story or a movie that you forgot it wasn't real until it was over.

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journal question act five Think of a time you've seen a bad performance (theatre, music, movie, whatever). When is a performance so bad that it's funny? Why? Has that ever happened to you? Are there any movies or books you enjoy because it's fun to make fun of how bad they are?

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comprehension & analysis questions

1. How would you describe Bottom's acting ability? What is Bottom's own opinion of his

acting ability?

2. Act I of Midsummer takes place in the daytime, but it contains many images of the moon that foreshadow the night to come. On your motif tracking chart, identify the examples of moon imagery in Act I.

3. What moods seem to be associated with the moon imagery above? Explain.

4. Act II of Midsummer is full of images related to night. On your motif tracking chart, identify examples of night imagery in Act II.

5. Why are Oberon and Titania fighting?

6. How would you describe the character of Puck? What kind of mood does he create? How do you know? Offer specific evidence or examples.

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7. The magical herb that Oberon describes is also a metaphor for the way infatuation operates in real life. Write a short paragraph explaining how the herb is similar to infatuation.

8. In Act II, Shakespeare sets up a number of unresolved situations. What are they?

9. Identify 1-2 possible outcomes for each of the situations you wrote about above. Then predict which one you think will most likely happen and explain why.

10. On your motif tracking chart, identify examples of imagery related to eyes & seeing in Act III.

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11. Write a short paragraph identifying how the images and phrases you find related to eyes & seeing support the following idea:

Seeing is the act of using the eyes to gain physical knowledge about the world. Perceiving is the psychological act of interpreting information received through the eyes. Love and infatuation make the lover see the beloved as perfect, no matter what the actual circumstances.

12. How does Bottom become an ass? What is the reason for this strange event?

13. What does Oberon realize when he sees Demetrius following Hermia?

14. What causes Helena to become angry with Hermia? Why does Helena refuse to believe Hermia and the boys?

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15. In Act III, what emotion does Oberon show he is capable of? How does he show it?

16. Some of the characters in Midsummer are round characters. In other words, they undergo growth as a result of their experiences. Other characters are "flat," meaning they move the plot forward, but do not undergo any real change. Which characters are which? Identify each in the table below:

Round Characters

Flat Characters

17. Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience? Why?

18. The fourth act begins and ends with Bottom on stage. Describe Bottom's character. What is your opinion of him? Why?

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19. Several characters look back on their infatuations with disbelief. Write a short paragraph explaining Shakespeare's "message" about love & infatuation?

20. What does Theseus think of the lovers' adventure? Is this a reaction you would expect from him? Why or why not?

21. Why does Hipployta initially seem hesitant to watch the play?

22. Why does Snug, who plays the Lion, make a fuss about proclaiming his true identity?

23. Modern television shows often create comic effects by having silly, innocent or "clueless" characters and sarcastic knowing, clever characters play off of each other. Where do you see this same type of interaction in Act V?

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midsummer night's dream act one: hermia's choices Identify Hermia's basic dilemma. What are the choices does her father give her? What about Theseus? What other option to Lysander suggest? Identify each option in the chart below. Hermia's options according to: Egeus Theseus Lysander

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midsummer night's dream act two: double trouble Shakespeare makes use of a literary technique called "doubling" to explore different sides of reality. For example, in Act I he introduces the "daylight" king and queen, Hippolyta and Theseus. In Act II, he introduces the nighttime queen and king, Titania and Oberon—a double for the first pair that could be compared and contrasted in a variety of ways. What other "doubles" are there? Who might be a double for Hermia? What about Egeus? Or the "mechanicals?" Hippolyta and Theseus Daylight king/queen Theseus presses his advantage, Hipp. accepts Long fighting and now about to get married

Oberon and Titania Night time king/queen Oberon presses advantage, Titan. rejects Long married & now fighting

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midsummer night's dream acts three & four: missing persons The lovers can sometimes be difficult to tell apart. To help clarify, please make a missing persons poster for each lover including a "photo" and some identifying details based on the play. MISSING: Demetrius Hunkahunka

MISSING: Hermia Gurlee

MISSING: Helena Fystie

MISSING: Lysander Dreamiman

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midsummer night's dream act four: waking up In this act, a number of characters "wake up" from various states of infatuation, love-herbs and actual sleep. In the chart below, identify each character who "wakes up" and summarize his/her reaction to the events that happened in the night.

She's disgusted and can't believe that she actually "loved" bottom. She knows it was "real" and thinks it's gross.

Titania

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midsummer night's dream act five: play-within-a-play humor Shakespeare uses a number of different techniques to create humor in the play-within-a-play. In the chart below, please identify 1-2 examples of each of these techniques. Ridiculous metaphor

"lily lips" (ln 347)—lilies are white, so this means white lips

Excessive alliteration

Breaking the "fourth wall"

Using the wrong word/name

Overdone repetition

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midsummer night's dream: motif analysis At various points you've tracked "motifs" in particular acts or scenes—as we spend some more time tracking these motifs, it's helpful to think about what the motifs are FOR. A motif is meant to communicate something about the world of the story, it's meant to point to themes that might be just barely hidden under the surface. Try matching these motifs to the appropriate "message."

a. sight/vision b. waters/floods c. swearing/promising/contracts d. dancing/music e. creatures f. dreams/reality g. night/moon h. potions/magic/bewitching i. acting/directing on stage and in life j. flowers/plants k. time quick/slow or patience/impatience

_______ Lushness to life, unpredictability of nature, wildness _______ Crazy things happen at night when the moon is out _______ Lovers are quick to promise or swear and also to be forsworn _______ The backdrop of love—soothing lullabuys or celebrative dances _______ The ease with which we mix up dreams with reality, a sense of being unable to

tell the difference, wanting unpleasant things to seem to be a dream _______ The ease with which eyes can mislead, the tendency to believe or disbelieve our

own eyes. _______ Blossoming love, sexuality, fertility; there is lushness to life and abundance of

love _______ Lovers experience time in exaggerated ways—time apart is forever, time together

just flies by _______ Mirrors the experience of sudden infatuation _______ It’s easy to screw up other people’s lives and just as easy to set it to rights; some

people do that well (Oberon), other people direct not-so-well (Bottom). _______ There is lushness to life and abundance of love

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