Midsummer+Night+Dream+Act+2


 * 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? That they are not on good terms, and that they argue often.

11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens? They are accusing each other of infidelity, Titania with Theseus and Oberon with Hippolyta. They have come to Athens to attend the royal wedding.

12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans? Their arguments cause natural disasters.

13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon? Since she promised her friend that she would be the one taking care of the child.

14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? The flower that was struck by cupids arrow, it can make people fall in love.

15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? To rub love juice on her eyelids so she falls in love with something vile.

16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? She just rephrases it into something good for her and doesn't react negatively to it.

17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? That it would be great to die at the hand of the one she loves the most.

18. In what way is Helena’s behavior inappropriate for Athenian women? She follows the man she will never get. She basically stalks him when she should be in the kitchen.

19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? He tells Puck to rub some of the love juice on the eyelids of the man with the Athenian garb So that when he wakes up he is to fall in love with the fair maiden.

Act II, Scene 2 20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? So that he could have changeling because Titania will be chasing after something else.

21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? They aren't married and she wants to keep her modesty.

22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? Lysander is also wearing an Athenian garb and Puck just happens to find him first. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? She thinks that he is playing a trick on her, and that she thought he was more of a gentlemen.

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? In her dream a serpent rips her heart out while Lysander stands there and laughs, which is basically what actually happened. ||