Though she loves Lysander, Hermia's father, Egeus, wants her to marry Demetrius and has appealed to Theseus, the Duke of Athens, for support. This teaching guide includes act summaries, discussion questions, and extensions intended to further engage your students in the classroom. 3. 2. The first act scene 1 of A Midsummer Nights Dream takes place in Athens where we are introduced to Duke Theseus who is about to get married to the queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta during the new moon. Why do Lysander and Hermia tell Helena their plans? Egeus has chosen Demetrius for his daughter Hermia, but Hermia is resisting because she wants to marry Lysander instead. Egeus accuses Lysander of bewitching his daughter and stealing her love by underhanded means. Agreeing with Egeus, Theseus declares that it is a daughter's duty to obey her father. Hermia demands to know the worst punishment she will receive for disobedience. 1. Lysander and Demetrius decide to seek a place to duel to prove whose love for Helena is the greater. What is Theseus ruling concerning Hermia? What is Theseuss ruling concerning Hermia? In Act 3, Scene 2, Helena accuses Hermia of conspiring with both Lysander and Demetrius in mocking her. Paraphrase. As a result, Hermia and Helena started to quarrel. 5. 2, Hermia discovers that Lysander professes to love Helena. Hermia is caught in a romantic entanglement where she loves one man, Lysander, but is being courted by another, Demetrius, whose feelings she does not return. How is time important to the plot? Egeus has agreed to let Demetrius marry Hermia; however, Hermia is in love with Lysander, who is also interested in marrying her. 7. When Hermia expresses a desire to marry Lysander instead of Demetrius, Egeus is furious. Of what does Egeus accuse Lysander? 6. more_vert. Agreeing with Egeus, Theseus declares that it is a daughter's duty to obey her father. 6. Demetrius declares that he loves Helena now, and Theseus overrules Egeus and says Lysander and Hermia can marry. What does he accuse him of? Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What is Theseuss ruling concerning Hermia? Egeus seems to think that Lysander does not really love her but is just trying to seduce her. Why are the two so different? - oberon is going to have his friend puck find the love flower to use on her to make her fall in love with a creature and use that against her to get the child. She doesnt know how to fight. How does Lysanders comment about Demetriuss relationship with Helena complicate things? How is Hippolytas reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? Find evidence of Theseuss ultimatum to Hermia. Act IV. What does the quote Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind mean? Helena, Demetrius, Lysander, and Hermia are all going to be meeting there, too. 3. Helena is left feeling cast aside and unappealing. 2. Hermia demands to know the worst punishment she will receive for disobedience. A Midsummer Nights Dream Study Questions ACT I, SCENE I 1. 3. Death or spending her life in a nunnery comprise Hermia's choices. He says Lysander has turned Hermia's loyalty away from her father, who has pledged her to marry Demetrius. how does Helena feel towards Hermia? In act 1 scene 1, Theseus, who is a Duke of Athens, is excited to be marrying Hippolyta in just four days. Why do Lysander and Demetrius keep walking through the woods at night? 3. 2. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing? 4. Women have no rights and are the property of their fathers. She will either die or be sent to a nunnery if she doesnt agree to marry Demetrius. why are oberon and titania fighting. 3. 12. 5. They are fighting over an Indian boy, a changeling. He stole the heart of His daughter and he doesnt approve of the love. How is Hippolytas reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? Lysander, tired of Hermia's presence, insults her and tells her to leave. What is Theseuss ruling concerning Hermia? Though she loves Lysander, Hermia's father, Egeus, wants her to marry Demetrius and has appealed to Theseus, the In these two lines, Egeus refers to Hermias bosom (line 28) and to her heart (line 37). Write a 7. 5. Egeus accuses Lysander of bewitching his daughter and stealing her love by underhanded means. Egeus - Father to Hermia; wants her to marry Demetrius. What is the time of night at the end of Act III? 4. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia? According to Theseus, what is Hermia's responsibility? To obey her father/her father should be considered a god. What does Egeus expect him to do? So Hermia and Lysander get married in Hermia's father, Egeus, has another young man named Demetrius in mind for his daughter. How does Lysander woo Hermia according to Egeus? Ans. 6. Why does Lysander fall in love with Helena? As for Lysander, whom Hermia loves, Egeus claims that Lysander has used trinkets, love-songs, magical charms, and all sorts other such trifles to make her love him. Egeus asks Theseus to enforce a father's "ancient privilege of Athens," which allows him to have his daughter executed if she will not marry Demetrius. Lysander also knows that, even though love can be explosive, like "lightening," it's usually short-lived: "So quick bright things come to confusion." She has fallen in love with a boy called Lysander, but her dad wants her to marry a boy called Demetrius. Peter Quince - A carpenter, and author of the play Pyramus and Thisbe. 3. Pyramus and Thisbe secretly meet at Ninnys tomb by moonshine, and Egeus accuses Lysander of wooing Hermia and of having stoln the impression of her fantasy (I. i.33) in the moonlight. , Where do the actors meet the following night? Hermia is the daughter of a powerful nobleman, Egeus. Lysander replies to Theseus, "My lord, I shall reply amazedly, / Half sleep, half waking," and then tells what he does remember clearly, but when he says that he and Hermia fled into the woods to escape Athenian law, Egeus interrupts and demands the law upon Lysander's head. Lysander says he hates Hermia, but she cant believe it cause they were in love. What does Egeus request of the Duke? How is Hippolytas reasoning In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, one of the minor, but pivotal, characters in the play is Egeus, Hermia's father. Lysander changes from being so besotted with Hermia that he will risk everything for her, to being in love with Helena and hating Hermia. He is very considerate to Hermia at the beginning, agreeing to sleep a little way away from her in the forest, but under the spell he forgets about her and leaves her in danger. - he also sees Helena is in love with Demetrius and he hates her. Lysander replies to Theseus, "My lord, I shall reply amazedly, / Half sleep, half waking," and then tells what he does remember clearly, but when he says that he and Hermia fled into the woods to escape Athenian law, Egeus interrupts and demands the law upon Lysander's head. What scene does Lysander fall in love with Helena? ACT I, scene i 1) Theseus and what does egeus accuse lysander of doing. Though she loves Lysander, Hermia's father, Egeus, wants her to marry Demetrius and has appealed to Theseus, the Duke of Athens, for support. They eventually all depart for Athens. Egeus is angry with his daughter Hermia because she is disobeying his will for her to marry Demetrius. What is to have Theseus make a decision regarding Hermia and her unwillingness to marry Lysander. 9. One magical element found in Act 2 , Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream is of course the fairies. Her insecurity leads her to accuse Hermia of mocking her when both Demetrius and Lysander are in love with Hermia: "Lo, she is one of this confederacy. Because His daughter didnt want to marry the guy he want,so he force the law. Helena follows Demetrius while Demetrius pursues Hermia. stealing hermia's heart. What does Theseus say is Hermias responsibility? What is their plan? Paraphrase the list of things that can go wrong with love according to Lysander and Hermia. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do? Why cant she believe what he says? How does Lysanders comment about Demetriuss previous love affair with Helena complicate things? What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? Take a look at our interactive learning Quiz about Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 1 Scene 1, or create your own Quiz using our free cloud based Quiz maker. What are some of the magical elements in Act 2 Scene 1? Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? Contrast Hermia's defense of Lysander with Lysander's defense of himself.