Text of Book
Act 5, page 1
Questions
| 1) | What is this act mainly about? |
| 2) | Select three types of person identified by Hippolyta as composed of imagination. |
| 3) | What did Philostrate do when he saw the actors rehearsing Pyramus and Thisbe? |
| 4) | What does Lysander compare Quince's prologue to? |
| 5) | Why does Pyramus, played by Bottom, curse the wall? |
| 6) | Which mistaken name do the actors give to Ninus's Tomb? |
| 7) | Why does Theseus object to Starveling's performance as the Man in the Moon? |
| 8) | Which character leaves the stage when Pyramus dies? |
| 9) | What does Puck bring with him when he arrives at midnight? |
| 10) | What does Hippolyta mean in the quote below?
"Such tricks hath strong imagination, |
| 11) | What does Theseus mean in the quote below?
"This passion, and the death of a dear friend, would |
| 12) | What does Puck mean in the quote below?
"If we shadows have offended, |
| 13) | Look where Theseus reads the name of the play: "A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisbe; very tragical mirth."
What does "brief" mean in this context? |
| 14) | Look where Demetrius quips, "It is the wittiest partition that ever I heard discourse, my lord."
What does "partition" mean in this context? |
| 15) | Look where Oberon proclaims, "And the blots of Nature's hand / Shall not in their issue stand."
What does "issue" mean in this context? |
| 16) | Were there any events that weren't clear to you? |