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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 No Fear A Midsummer Night’s Dream
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Plot Overview Quiz
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to obey her father and marry Demetrius?
She will be banished to an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
She will be forced to enter a convent and possibly be executed.
She will be exiled from Athens.
She will be publicly flogged.
2
of 5
In addition to the Athenian lovers, who else is spending the night in the woods?
A group of guests traveling to Theseus's wedding and a band of Athenian craftsmen
A band of fairies and a band of Spartan craftsmen
A band of Indian royalty and a band of fairies
A band of fairies and a band of Athenian craftsmen
3
of 5
What object does Oberon, the fairy king, send Puck to acquire?
A crown, which gives its wearer magical powers
A flower, with magical juice
A fruit, with magical seeds
A lute, which plays magical songs
4
of 5
Upon waking, with whom does Titania fall in love?
Puck
Theseus
Bottom
Lysander
5
of 5
At the end of the play, what does Puck urge the audience to do?
To remember the play as if it had been a dream
To think of the play whenever they fall in love
To go to sleep and dream about the play
To remember that love is like a dream
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Popular pages
NO FEAR
No Fear A Midsummer Night’s Dream
CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Puck: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Is Love More Important than Friendship?
QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
Review Quiz
