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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act III, scene i
Act III, scenes ii–iii
Act IV, scene i
Act IV, scene ii
Act V, scenes i–epilogue
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Puck
Nick Bottom
Helena
Theseus
Hermia
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Is Love More Important than Friendship?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Jealousy
Mischief
Transformation
Unreason
Reversal
Quotes By Section
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act III, scene i
Act III, scenes ii–iii
Act IV, scene i
Act IV, scene ii
Act V, scenes i–epilogue
Quotes By Character
Nick Bottom
Puck (aka Robin Goodfellow)
Helena
Theseus
Hermia
Further Study
Context
Queen Elizabeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare, Ovid, and the Adaptation of “Pyramus and Thisbe”
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Act 1, scene 1
Act 1, scene 2
Act 2, scene 1
Act 2, scene 2
Act 3, scene 1
Act 3, scenes 2-3
Act 4, scene 1
Act 4, scene 2
Act 5, scenes 1-epilogue
Character Analysis
Character List
Context
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Act 5, scenes 1-epilogue Quiz
Further Study
Act 5, scenes 1-epilogue Quiz
1
of 5
How does Theseus feel about the story told by the Athenian youths?
Believing, because his love for Hippolyta has made him generous
Disbelieving, because darkness and love have a way of exciting the imagination
Believing, because as a young man he spent time in the woods with the fairies
Displeased, because he wanted the Athenian youths to marry other people
2
of 5
What does Egeus tell Theseus about the craftsmen's play?
That it is terrible and not worth seeing
That it is wonderful and extraordinary
That it is boring and laughable
That it is maudlin and sentimental
3
of 5
What is notable about the craftsmen's performance?
It is awkward, and full of strange sights and apparitions.
It is hilarious, and full of delights and dancing.
It is clumsy, and full of strange speeches and misapprehensions.
It is sad and disheartening, full of strange speeches and misapprehensions.
4
of 5
What does Bottom say as he pretends to kill himself?
"I want to live, to live, to live."
"[D]ie, die, die, die, die."
"[S]ave me, save me, save me."
"Thisbe, I die for you, you, you, you."
5
of 5
What does Puck ask the audience to do to demonstrate its enjoyment of the play?
To laugh
To sing
To applaud
To stomp their feet
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