ACT III: Jeopardy

Vocabulary Scene 1 Scene 2 Misc.

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entreat

to beg

rebuke

to scold

Sojourn

to stay somewhere for a long time

recompense

payment

derision

scorn

Freebee!!!

Who does Titania fall in love with and describe

Titania’s lover’s appearance and action.

Titania falls in love with Nick Bottom the weaver.

At that time, Bottom was wearing a donkey head. He did not know that he had a donkey head nor did he

know what is going on.

What happens when Bottom, Quince, etc. practice the play?

Puck saw them practicing a play and thought Bottom was very funny

so he put a donkey head on Bottom. Quince and the others are terrified and run away from Bottom.

Bottom does not know what was going on.

What is the play, Pyramus and Thisbe, about?

Pyramus and Thisbe is about two young lovers who cannot fortunately

love each other because of their parents’ conflicts. One day,

Pyramus and Thisbe decide to meet near the mulberry tree. Thisbe got

there early and was waiting for Pyramus when

a lion approached her. Thisbe was frightened and ran away from there, leaving her scarf. The lion sniffing on Thisbe’s scarf, leaving blood stains all over it. When Pyramus

finally arrived, the only thing he saw was Thisbe’s scarf and when he saw it was stained in blood, he

believed Thisbe was killed by a lion and kills himself. When Thisbe

returned, she saw her lover lying on the grass dead, so she also

kills herself. From this myth, Shakespeare wrote his most

famous play, Romeo and Juliet.

Briefly summarize Act III Scene i.

Act III Scene i starts with Quince, Bottom, Flute, Sniveling, Snout and

Starveling practicing their play. Then, Bottom comes out with a

donkey head and everyone runs away from him. From the noise, Titania wakes up and falls in love with Bottom.

What does Oberon order Puck to do?

Oberon tells Puck to put the juice on Demetrius

Hermia and Helena get in a fight. How does Helena mock Hermia and how

does Hermia mock Helena?

Helena mocks Hermia by calling her short.

Hermia says she is good at fight and will beat Helena.

What does Oberon realize after listening to the

conversation between Hermia and Demetrius?

Oberon realizes that Puck made a mistake on putting the juice on a wrong

person.

What happens when Demetrius and Lysander

decide to fight physically?

Oberon orders Puck to cast fog and so Demetrius and Lysander could not see each other and slept beside each other.

Why does Helena become angry at Hermia,

Lysander and Demetrius?

Because Helena thinks they are mocking her for getting rejected. Also, when

Hermia seems to be shock that Lysander said he loves Helena, Helena

believed even Hermia was in the scheme and get in a fight.

Describe the love triangle of Hermia,

Helena, Lysander and Demetrius in Act III

• Hermia loves Lysander• Lysander loves Helena• Demetrius loves Helena• Helena loves Demetrius

• Hermia Lysander• Helena Demetrius

Who is the author of this book and talk about his/her DOB

and works

• Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564

• His works can divided into three major topics: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies

• Comedies – As You Like It, Much Ado For Nothing, Taming of the Shrew, etc.

• Histories – Richard II, Henry VIII, etc.• Tragedies – Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet,

King Lear, etc.

What is Bottom’s characteristic?

Bottom is very creative and sometimes foolish. He thinks he can play any

characters.

Who says,“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”and what does he/she

mean by this?

Puck says this to King Oberon.He is saying this about Hermia, Helena,

Demetrius and Lysander’s love fight.

Who says, “Why do they run away? This is a

knavery of them to make me afeard.” What makes

him/her to say this?

Bottom says this and before he said this, he was in a donkey’s head and

everyone was running away from him.