Act+V

Act V 56. Why does Theseus dismiss the stories of the four young people?

58. Why does Philostrate try to keep Theseus from seeing the play? What does he say is wrong with it? Because he has read it over and he thinks its bad

59. What does Theseus mean by the lines, "For never anything can be amiss, when simpleness and duty tender it"? You can never amiss something when its simple and it's your duty to tend to it

60. What is accomplished by having the Prologue tell the whole story that the actors are then going to enact? Nothing.

61. How does Shakespeare use comments from the audience to enhance the humour of the play that they are watching? It causes people to react in the play differently 62. What is Hippolyta’s reaction to the play? She is sad 63. In what way is Thisby’s final speech humorous? Its not??? 64. What does Oberon tell the fairies to do? To go bless everyone <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">65. What is the purpose of Puck’s final speech? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To apologize to everyone <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Extending the thought process: FInd at least one example of each of the following that occurs during the play within the play. Write down the quote that illustrates example. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1a1a18; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">excessive alliteration: Quail, crush, conclude and Quell breaking the play’s illusion of reality:this lantern doth the horned moon present;myself,the man in the moon, do seem be. using the wrong word or name: I see a voice. now I to the chink, To spy and I can hear my Thisbe face repeating a word excessively: O night, which ever art when a day is not! O night, O night! Alack, Alack, Alack! ridiculous metaphor : ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">a) In reading the play-within-a-play, we become the audience for the drama played out by Theseus, Hippolyta, and the others. These performers, in turn, form the audience for the reenactment of Pyramus and Thisbe. How does observing another audience help you understand the relationship between audience and performers? === <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">it help determine what the mood of the play within a playis ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">b) Modern television shows often create comic effects by having a silly, innocent, or “clueless” character and a sarcastic, knowing, clever character play off of each other. What examples can you think of? === <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Big Bang Theory, Friends, Seinfeld. ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">c) Identify ways in which Pyramus and Thisbe might be unsuitable for a wedding celebration. Are there any ways in which the play might be appropriate? In what ways is the play-within-a-play an ironic commentary on what the two pairs of young lovers (Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia) have gone through earlier? === <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A play that ended with a happy ending would have been more appropriate for the wedding