AMSND+Act+II

 **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?** Puck says that Oberon is jealous of Titania for having the Indian boy. They are both accusing each other of jealousy and arguing over the child, but Titania will not give him up.
 * __//Act II //____//, Scene 1 //__**

 **11. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta; why have they come to Athens?** Titania had a love affair with Theseus and Oberon had a love affair with Hippolyta. They both came to Athens for Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding.

 **12. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans?** Their quarrel caused pestilence, storms and floods. The bad weather caused problems for people.

 **13. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon?** Titania will not give the child to Oberon because she knew his mother and vowed to keep him safe if she were to die. For the mother’s sake, she is taking care of the boy and she will not part with him.

 **14. What does Oberon send Puck to find?** Oberon sends Puck to find the purple pansies that contain a liquid that makes people fall in love. When the liquid is dropped onto the eyelids of a person when they are sleeping, they will fall in love with the first living thing they see when they wake up.

 **15. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania?** Oberon wants to get revenge on Titania for not giving him the boy. He plans to squeeze the juice of the pansie onto her eyelids. He hopes that the first thing she sees is a wild animal; a lion, a bear, a monkey, etc.

 **16. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse?** Helena keeps saying that she loves him more each time he says something. She just continues to follow him and says she will do anything for him, even though he is very mean to her. **17. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse?** She continues to say how much she loves him and then goes on to say that he is the world to her. When he is there, the whole world is there.  **18. In what way is Helena’s behavior inappropriate for Athenian women?** In old Athenian law, men were socially ranked higher that women and women were supposed to obey and respect the men. Helena is standing up for herself against men and the law, and speaking her mind. She will not listen to Demetrius, therefore, her behavior is inappropriate for Athenian women.  **19. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena?** Oberon tells Puck to find an Athenian man and squeeze the liquid of the flower into his eyes. By the Athenian man, Oberon means Demetrius. He assumes that the first thing Demetrius will see when he wakes up is Helena, and therefore, fall in love with her. __// **Act II, Scene 2** //__  **20. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing?** Oberon wants the Indian boy, but Titania refuses to give the child to him. Oberon wants revenge on Titania because he is jealous. He hopes she will fall in love with some vile thing as his way of revenge. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **21. Why does Hermia insist Lysander sleep a little ways from her?** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hermia wants to keep her modesty. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Helena thinks that Lysander is just trying to hurt her by pretending to love her. She becomes very offended and tries to run away from Lysander.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 22. Why does Puck anoint Lysander’s eyes? ** Oberon told Puck to find an Athenian man (Demetrius) and squeeze the liquid of the flower into his eyes so he would fall in love with Helena. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Puck saw a man wearing "Athenian" clothes. He immediately thought that it must be Demetrius, but it was Lysander. He did as Oberon told him, but mistakingly put the juice into Lysander's eyes, not Demetrius's.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 23. How does Helena react to Lysander’s sudden love for her when he awakens? **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 24. How is Hermia’s dream a reflection of reality? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hermia's dream is a reflection of reality because in her dream, a snake comes and tears out her heart, while Lysander sits there and laughs. In reality, Lysander woke up to Helena and immediately fell in love with her (because of the pansies juice), and he then hated Hermia. Metaphorically, that was like tearing her heart out, as well.