Acts III, IV and V Comprehension Questions

Directions: 
1. Answer the questions, in complete sentences, for Acts III and IV on a piece of loose leaf paper to turn in to me by the end of this period.
2. After you have handed in your responses to the questions from Acts III and IV, write the questions for Act V into your notebook.
3. Read Act V for homework and answer the questions- be prepared to discuss your responses tomorrow.

Questions- Acts III and IV

Act III, Scene 1

What exactly are Quince, Snout, Starveling, Bottom, Flute and Snug doing out the woods?  What are some of the concerns they express in the beginning of the scene?  What particular day are they planning for?

What happens to Bottom?  And why is Bottom an appropriate name for him?  What is Titania’s reaction to him and why?

Act III, Scene 2

Who summarizes Scene 1, in Scene 2?

What do Oberon and Puck discover has happened?

What does Hermia believe has happened to Lysander?

Who becomes the new object of affection for both Demetrius and Lysander?  And how?

What does Helen believe is happening to her?  And who is the supposed prime culprit to this “crime?”

What is it that Oberon and Puck do, to “fix” the situation that they have created? Explain fully.

What happens to all of the lovers?

Act IV, Scene 1

Describe the beginning of Act IV, visually.  What does it look like- what characters are speaking in the beginning of the first scene and what characters are in the background?  Who are the second set of characters speaking in scene I?

What discovery do Egeus, Theseus and Hippolyta make?

What confession does Lysander make to Egeus? And how does Egeus respond?  Be specific.

What is the overall problem facing Egeus, Lysander and Hermia (from Act I)?  What or who “fixes” this problem? How? Be specific.

Is Bottom still transformed into an animal at the end of this Act?

Act IV Scene 2

What are Quince and his theatre company primarily concerned with?  And how does this concern work itself out? 

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HOMEWORK QUESTIONS FOR ACT V

Act V

What is it that Philostrate and Theseus discuss in the beginning of Act V?  Make a list of at least three different topics they discuss and their opinions on at least two of the topics.

What happens during the performance of the play within a play (“Pyramus and Thisbe”); explain with details and references to Act V?

Translate Puck’s final passage in A Midsummer Night’s Dream ; use the process that we have used while translating these passages.