MSND+act+2

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10. What does the reader find out about the current relationship between Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies, from Puck and the first fairy? Oberon and TItania are fighting, and Puck and the fairy want to stop them from fighting.

11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens? They have come to Athens to attend the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta.

12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans? When they fight the seasons become unnatural and there are floods and famines and other natural disasters.

13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon? Titania won't give up the changeling because the mother of the child was her servant, and died. She now takes care of the child for her servant's sake.

14. What does Oberon send Puck to find? Oberon sends Puck to find magical pansies.

15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania? Oberon plans to put the juice of the pansies on Titania's eyes, and make her fall in love with the first thing she sees. He wants her to fall in love with something vile and beastly.

16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse? Helena reverses the verbal abuse, responding to "You make me sick" with "I'm sick when I'm not with you".

17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse? She says he can abuse her as he wants, she wants any attention from him.

18. In what way is Helena’s behaviour inappropriate for Athenian women? Athenian women are supposed to have a little more self respect and not be a slave for a man.

19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena? Oberon tells Puck to put pansy juice on the athenian man's eyes, and make sure the lady near him is the first thing he sees.

Act II, Scene 2 20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? Because he wants revenge and to discrace her.

21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her? Because she in not yet married and she wants to keep her modesty.

22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? Because Lysander fit the description, and Hermia was a little ways away from him, also fitting the description.

23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? Helena thinks that Lysander is mocking her and tells him to stop abusing her.

24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? In her dream, a serpent eats her heart, which is like in reality her love is now not in love with her.