LA MND Act 1 Test

Who is Theseus about to marry

Hippolyta

What complaint does Egeus bring to Theseus?

Hermia doesn’t want to marry Demetrius

What are the three posssible punishments for Hermia

Death, become a nun, or marry demetrius

Theseus is the duke of what city?

Athens

What is Hermia and Lysander’s plan?

meet in the woods, then run away to Lysander’s rich aunt so they don’t have to listen to Athenian law.

Hermia and Helena have been friends since childhood? true or false

true

When Lysander says “the course of true love never runs smooth” what does he mean?

Even if its true love, its not going to be perfect

Theseus’ marriage is how many days away?

4

Did Demetrius once confess love to Helena? Yes or No

Yes

who loves who of the main four

Hermia and Lysander love each other, demetrius loves Hermia, Helena loves Demetrius

Who are the “rude mechanicals “

amateur actors who are hoping to perform the play, “Pyramus and Thisbe” at the duke’s wedding

What are the rude mechanicals doing?

assigning roles for their play

define intial incident

the event the starts the story off, and introduces the conflict

define Allusion

referencing something to give deeper meaning to something else

define conflict

the opposing forces against a character

character summary: Egeus

father to hermia

character summary: Theseus

Duke of Athens, engaged

character summary: Hippolyta

Queen of the Amazons, engaged to Theseus

character summary: Helena

in love with demetrius

character summary: Demetrius

in love with hermia, love interest of helena

character summary: Hermia

Egeus’s daughter, in love with lysander

character summary: Lysander

in love with hermia

character summary: Bottom

weaver, plays pyramus

character summary: Peter Quince

director for the rude mechanicals, carpenter