Midsummer+Night+Dream+Act+4

media type="file" key="bottoms dream.mp3" width="240" height="20"Bottoms Dream - Layma, Kate, catherine Bottoms Dream Theses Lads abandoned me, yelling and running away, So I started to sing to show them I'm not afraid. Methought 'twas all but a horrible joke on a miserable day, But then reality all of a sudden started to fade away.

A beautiful women cried out to me, 'I pray thee, gental mortal sing again' And then she exclaimed 'I love thee' I knew i was the luckiest of all men.

Fair Titania, that wasthe lovely lady's name, Was not a women at all, she was the Fairy Queen. And I was but a man, But she loved me just the same> I had fairies to serve me, you should have seen.

During the night with Titania, I was living my dream, And it all seemed too good to be true. When I woke up my whole fantasy dissolved into steam I hope to go back, my old life simply wont do.

Act IV, Scene 1 44. How has Bottom adjusted to the attention of Titania and her fairies? He really enjoys it now, he was scared at the beginning. 45. What is Oberon’s reaction to Titania’s infatuation with Bottom? He is disgusted by it. 46. What sort of explanation will Oberon make to Titania’s question about what happened to her? He didn't have an explanation he just changed the subject. 47. Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, and the others out in the woods so early in the morning? They are hunting before the wedding. 48. What is Theseus’s first explanation of why the young people are asleep in the woods? They have come to watch the sunrise> 49. What explanation does Demetrius make? Why does he compare his love for Hermia to an illness? He wasn't exactly sure what happened, because he is now in love with Helena. 50. What is Theseus’s decision concerning the four young people? That the couples will all get married on that day. 51. Why can’t the young people be sure whether they are awake or dreaming? Because the night before seemed like a dream to them. 52. Bottom believes he too has had a dream. How is he going to use that to entertain the Duke? He going to get his friend to write it out for him and he will tell it to the Duke. Act IV, Scene 2 53. What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? They now consider him the greatest man alive, and they miss him dearly. 54. What do they most regret losing by not being able to perform the play? The 6 pence each that the Duke would have given them. 55. Why must the artisans hurry to the Duke’s palace? Because they were chosen to perform.

Extending the thought process.
====a) The fourth act opens and ends with Bottom at center stage. What is your opinion of Bottom’s character? How might he be the antithesis, or opposite, of Theseus’s character?==== ====I think Bottom is a very strong character, sometimes he can be a smart ass and a pain. Yet everyone secretly loves and doesn't know what to do without him. Theseus lots of people who respect him while Bottom doesn't .==== ====b) How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience?====

They feel as though the dream actually happened. Bottom was changed by the dream experience.
==== c) In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation? ====