AMSND+Act+III


 * Act III, Scene 1**

They plan write a prologue telling the audience that the actors are not actually killing themselves and that the lion is not real, so the ladies will not be scared.
 * 25. How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramus kills himself or when the lion roars?**

They will have a man playing the moonlight (with a lantern) and there will be a man playing the wall.
 * 26. How are the actors going to manage the setting/scenery such as the moonlight and the wall?**

The rest of the actors become scared and run away when Bottom appears with an ass's head.
 * 27. Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears?**

He plans to chase them or lead them into mischievous situations, and basically, just cause problems for them. Puck thinks it is funny to mess with people.
 * 28. What does Puck plan to do when he follows after the other actors?**

First, Bottom is confused why he is getting all of this attention all of a sudden and he is a little skeptical. After a little while, he just goes with it.
 * 29. How does Bottom react to Titania and the other fairies?**

This statement is really illustrating the theme of the story, that love is unexplainable and illogical, but it happens anyways. In the scene, he has the head of an ass and does not think there is any reason for Titania to love him, but she does anyways.
 * 30. Bottom says, "…reason and love keep little company together nowadays." Why is this such an apt statement at this point in the play?**


 * Act III, Scene 2**

Hermia accuses Demetrius of killing Lysander because he was not here when she woke up.
 * 31. What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing?**

Puck will squeeze the pansies juice into Demetrius's eyes so he will fall in love with Helena. He will also squeeze the juice into Lysander's eyes, hoping that he will once again fall in love with Hermia (basically reversing the first spell).
 * 32. How are Puck and Oberon going to correct Puck’s earlier mistake?**

Helena is upset because she thinks that Demetrius is being cruel by pretending to love her. This **is** what she wanted all along, but she thinks that he is just playing with her mind.
 * 33. Why is Helena upset when Demetrius says he loves her? Isn’t this what she had wanted all along?**

Helena accuses Hermia of of ganging up with the two men to make fun of her, and mock her.
 * 34. Of what does Helena accuse Hermia?**

Hermia and Helena were best friends in the past.
 * 35. How close had Hermia and Helena been in the past?**

Lysander treats Hermia terribly and says, not only does he not love her, he hates her. Hermia cannot believe what he says because the night before, they were deeply in love, and now he hated her. She does not understand how he could transitioned so quickly from love to hate. Hermia accuses Helena of "betwiching Lysander's bosom" or in other words, turning him against her. Helena is afraid of Hermia because she threatens to hurt Helena: "...my nails can reach unto thine eyes." They are going off to compete for Helena's love. Oberon tells Puck to follow Lysander and Demetrius and then lead them apart and get them to fall asleep. Then he must anoint Lysander's eyes with the juice from the flower, and undo the spell. Oberon is going to undo the spell on Titania so she will no longer be in love with Bottom. Oberon does not fear the coming of day because he is different from other fairies; he can endure the day. Puck's trickery works very well. He manages to get both Lysander and Demetrius separated and asleep.
 * 36. How does Lysander treat Hermia? Why can’t she believe what he says?**
 * 37. Of what does Hermia accuse Helena?**
 * 38. Why is Helena afraid of Hermia?**
 * 39. What are Lysander and Demetrius going off to do?**
 * 40. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about the two young men?**
 * 41. What is Oberon going to do about Titania?**
 * 42. Why doesn’t Oberon fear the coming of day?**
 * 43. How well does Puck’s trickery work?**

- Titania falls is love with Bottom. - Oberon realizes that Puck has made a mistake, he anointed Lysander's eyes instead of Demetrius's. He tells Puck to anoint Demetrius's eyes. - Hermia accuses Demetrius of killing Lysander. - Puck anoints Demetrius's eyes. - Demetrius wakes up and falls in love with Helena. - Lysander arrives and the two men fight over Helena. - Hermia arrives and fights with Helena because she thinks she has stolen her lover. - Oberon tells Puck to separate Demetrius and Lysander so they will not fight. - The four lovers fall asleep near each other. - Puck anoints Lysander's eyes so he will love Hermia again.
 * Review Question: The climax, or turning point, of //A Midsummer Night’s Dream// comes at the end of Act 3. In point form describe the major plot points of Act Three starting from when Titania falls in love with Bottom leading to the climax or turning point of the play near the end of act three.**