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| Helena informs Demetrius of Hermia’s choice to run away from Athens. What is her motive for doing this? |
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| Helena tells Demetrius that Hermia and Lysander have run away because she hopes that he will change his mind and fall for her. |
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| When Titania first encounters Oberon in the woods, she states, “I have forsworn his bed and company.” What does this reveal about Oberon and Titania’s current relationship? |
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| They’re currently fighting because Oberon cheated on Titania. |
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| What is Oberon’s rationale for putting the potion on Titania’s eyes? |
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| He does this to make her fall in love with something ugly to distract her so he can steal the changeling boy. |
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| Demetrius threatens Helena several times during their walk into the woods. Why does he speak this way to her? |
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He’s annoyed by her; she loves him and he doesn’t love her, he loves Hermia. |
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| By the end of the play, Demetrius no longer speaks ill about Helena. What caused the change in this demeanor? |
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Demetrius was still under the love potion. |
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Why does Hippolyta have reservations about marrying Theseus? |
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Theseus had a war between Athens and the Amazon. Theseus won the battle, which means he also won Hippolyta and her land. |
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What about Puck’s character causes Oberon to believe he mixed up the lovers on purpose? |
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Puck loves to play tricks on people. |
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What causes Theseus to declare that the four lovers should be married to whom they wish? |
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He thinks that everything is turning out for the best. |
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At the beginning of the play, what are Titania and Oberon fighting about? |
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They are fighting about the affairs Oberon has had. |
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In Act III, why does Hermia assume that Demetrius has killed Lysander? |
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She thinks that Demetrius killed him because Demetrius wants to marry her. |
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Hippolyta and Theseus discuss the lovers’ story. What does Hippolyta think in regards to their memories about the night before? |
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She thinks their stories were very strange. |
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| a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.x., as brave as a lion) |
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the events included in the falling action of a story (e.x., Romeo and Juliet die together.) |
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| a literary device where two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning sound. (e.x., she sells seashells by the seashore.) |
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| A figure of speech that references something famous outside of a story. (e.x., “If Quavo’s the QB, I’m Nick Lombardi.” |
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| the repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words. (e.x., The alligator asked the apple if Abby had asked Ashley about the other alligator.) |
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| a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas. (e.x., all the world's a stage) |
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| poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular pattern. (e.x., she was a moon. she was quiet and shy. She would spend her nights on her roof, looking for constellations.) |
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| poetry without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. (e.x., Macbeth - Shakespeare: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, etc.) |
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| poetry written in sentences and paragraphs instead of stanzas. (e.x., jumping on a merry-go-round, I scramble for a place to sit. Kids jostle and push. As the the ride jerks ahead.) |
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| two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. (e.x., Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow.) |
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| a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.(e.x., A character has a diaper in her hand, spit-up on her shirt, and a bottle warming on the counter. infers that the woman is a mother.) |
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| a self contradictory statement.(e.x., war is peace.) |
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| exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. (e.x., i’m so hungry I could eat a horse.) |
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| the use or formation of words whose sound is intended to imitate the action or sound they mean - (e.x., splash! the kid jumped in the pool.) |
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